Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male was 92.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Mexico stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Mexico peaked at 92.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1990.
That places Mexico 23rd 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, rural, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.3% | — |
| 2000 | 80.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 79.9% | 88.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 87.3% | 92.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.7% | 92.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Mexico?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Mexico was 92.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release