Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Mexico
Mexico: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male was 91.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Mexico stood at 91.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Mexico peaked at 91.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2004.
Mexico ranks 26th of 57 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, urban, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.0% | — |
| 2000 | 75.8% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 73.2% | 86.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 84.1% | 90.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 90.0% | 91.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Mexico?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Mexico was 91.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2004.
- How does Mexico rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male?
- Mexico ranks 26th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release