Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Mexico
Mexico: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location was 0.99 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Mexico, 1990–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Mexico stood at 0.99 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Mexico peaked at 0.99 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.93 LPIA, in 1990.
That places Mexico 23rd out of 54 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.93 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.97 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.96 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.93 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9717 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9822 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 |
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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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Mexico?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Mexico was 0.99 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 LPIA in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 54 countries with data for 2020.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release