Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Mexico
Mexico: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female was 58.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Mexico stood at 58.7%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Mexico peaked at 58.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 23rd of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.8% | — |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 38.6% | 51.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 42.5% | 55.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 53.6% | 58.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Mexico?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Mexico was 58.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release