Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2023
All-time low
0.98 index
in 1980
Years of data
25
1980–2024
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico peaked at 1 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.98 index, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 23rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.98 index | — |
| 1990 | 0.99 index | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.99 index | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9988 index | 0.99 index | 1 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 20 Burundi 1 index compare
- 21 Mauritius 1 index compare
- 22 Myanmar 1 index compare
- 23 Albania 1 index compare
- 23 Armenia 1 index compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 1 index compare
- 23 Bahrain 1 index compare
- 23 Belarus 1 index compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 index compare
- 23 Brazil 1 index compare
- 23 Cape Verde 1 index compare
- 23 China 1 index compare
- 23 Ecuador 1 index compare
- 23 Eswatini 1 index compare
- 23 Georgia 1 index compare
- 23 Jordan 1 index compare
- 23 Kuwait 1 index compare
- 23 Macau, China 1 index compare
- 23 Maldives 1 index compare
- 23 Republic of Moldova 1 index compare
- 23 Nigeria 1 index compare
- 23 Oman 1 index compare
- 23 Paraguay 1 index compare
- 23 Peru 1 index compare
- 23 Qatar 1 index compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 1 index compare
- 23 Serbia 1 index compare
- 23 Singapore 1 index compare
- 23 Spain 1 index compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 1 index compare
- 23 Thailand 1 index compare
- 23 Tonga 1 index compare
- 23 Tunisia 1 index compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 1 index compare
- 23 Uruguay 1 index compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1 index compare
- 23 Viet Nam 1 index 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 index in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.