Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy rates of younger vs older population was 85.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 85.09 for literacy rates of younger vs older population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of younger vs older population in Mexico peaked at 85.09 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.24, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 24th of 85 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 rates of younger vs older population in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 58.24 | — |
| 1990 | 62.57 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 67.32 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 63.45 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 65.6 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 68.79 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 71.43 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 72.68 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 72.71 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.92 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 71.52 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 72.2 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 75.59 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 76.25 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 77.56 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 77.03 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.89 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 79.39 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 80.67 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 81.59 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 81.02 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 83.35 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 83.18 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 84.93 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 85.09 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.24 | 58.24 | 58.24 | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.57 | 62.57 | 62.57 | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.61 | 63.45 | 74.92 | 8 |
| 2010s | 77.07 | 71.52 | 81.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.52 | 81.02 | 85.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of younger vs older population in Mexico?
- Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Mexico was 85.09 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 85.09 in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.24 in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy rates of younger vs older population?
- Mexico ranks 24th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rates of younger vs older population rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates of younger vs older population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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