Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico stood at 96.2%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico peaked at 96.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 35th of 88 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76.2% | — |
| 1990 | 82.4% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 82.4% | 82.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 88.3% | 93.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 92.7% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.7% | 96.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Mexico ranks 35th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release