Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Mexico is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Mexico peaked at 97.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 1980.
That places Mexico 33rd out of 88 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, population 25-64 years, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 84.4% | — |
| 1990 | 89.3% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 92.7% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.4% | 84.4% | 84.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 92.5% | 95.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 95.0% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.7% | 97.3% | 5 |
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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, male in Mexico?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Mexico was 97.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release