Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mexico is 98.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mexico peaked at 99.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 1980.
That places Mexico 35th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 93.1% | — |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 96.8% | 98.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mexico?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mexico was 98.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Mexico ranks 35th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.