Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female was 97.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Mexico is 97.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Mexico peaked at 97.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 24th of 59 countries on this measure, 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, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.6% | — |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 92.2% | 95.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 95.5% | 97.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.5% | 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, urban, female in Mexico?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Mexico was 97.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female?
- Mexico ranks 24th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release