Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mexico
Mexico: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 67,039 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mexico, 1980–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mexico is 67,039 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mexico peaked at 613,355 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 67,039 number, in 2018.
Mexico ranks 38th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 613,355 number | — |
| 1990 | 460,126 number | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 347,862 number | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 272,549 number | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 241,263 number | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 240,497 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 236,040 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 194,510 number | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 171,448 number | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 170,493 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 160,241 number | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 160,077 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 104,739 number | -34.6% |
| 2013 | 151,681 number | +44.8% |
| 2014 | 100,265 number | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 107,606 number | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 86,788 number | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 91,146 number | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 67,039 number | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 613,355 number | 613,355 number | 613,355 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 460,126 number | 460,126 number | 460,126 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 234,333 number | 170,493 number | 347,862 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 114,398 number | 67,039 number | 160,241 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,971 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,861 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mexico?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mexico was 67,039 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 613,355 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,039 number in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Mexico ranks 38th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.