Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Mexico
Mexico: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Mexico stood at 88.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Mexico peaked at 88.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 35th of 87 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, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 64.3% | — |
| 1990 | 69.3% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.3% | 64.3% | 64.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 68.2% | 80.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 76.6% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 84.6% | 88.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Mexico?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Mexico was 88.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Mexico ranks 35th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release