Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity was 0.9939 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Mexico is 0.9939 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Mexico peaked at 0.9939 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.94 GPIA, in 1990.
That places Mexico 27th out of 57 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, urban, adjusted gender parity in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.94 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9667 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.96 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.98 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.97 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9939 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.94 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9738 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9878 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9919 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.9939 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 26 Panama 0.998 GPIA compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.99 GPIA compare
- 28 Indonesia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 28 Kuwait 0.99 GPIA compare
- 28 Palestine, State of 0.99 GPIA compare
More education data for Mexico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Mexico?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Mexico was 0.9939 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9939 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.94 GPIA in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity?
- Mexico ranks 27th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release