Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.9355 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.9355 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico peaked at 0.9355 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.77 LPIA, in 1990.
That places Mexico 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.77 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7979 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8095 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9 LPIA | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.84 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.89 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.87 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.87 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.88 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.88 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.89 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.91 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.89 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.91 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.91 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.92 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.93 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.92 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9355 LPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.77 LPIA | 0.77 LPIA | 0.77 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8572 LPIA | 0.7979 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9067 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9278 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 0.9355 LPIA | 2 |
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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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico was 0.9355 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9355 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 LPIA in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Mexico ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release