Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 95.83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Mexico, 1900–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Mexico stood at 95.83. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Mexico peaked at 95.83 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.3, in 1900.
That places Mexico 51st out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 1 |
| 1910s | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 1 |
| 1920s | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 1 |
| 1930s | 38.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 1 |
| 1940s | 46 | 46 | 46 | 1 |
| 1950s | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 82.99 | 82.99 | 82.99 | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.56 | 87.56 | 87.56 | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.79 | 90.27 | 93.44 | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.44 | 93.07 | 95.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.47 | 95.12 | 95.83 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Mexico?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Mexico was 95.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 95.83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3 in 1900.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Mexico ranks 51st out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).