Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Mexico
Mexico: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 82.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 82.4% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Mexico peaked at 82.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 25th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 52.9% | — |
| 1990 | 56.6% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 67.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 59.1% | 70.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 67.2% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 78.0% | 82.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,971 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,861 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Mexico?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Mexico was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Mexico ranks 25th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release