Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mexico

Mexico: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.9202 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9202 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9202 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8095 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
16
1990–2018

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mexico, 1990–2018

00.20.40.60.811990200420181990: 0.81 LPIA2004: 0.893 LPIA2005: 0.856 LPIA2006: 0.89 LPIA2007: 0.877 LPIA2008: 0.875 LPIA2009: 0.886 LPIA2010: 0.881 LPIA2011: 0.887 LPIA2012: 0.902 LPIA2013: 0.895 LPIA2014: 0.907 LPIA2015: 0.901 LPIA2016: 0.914 LPIA2017: 0.911 LPIA2018: 0.92 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.9202 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mexico peaked at 0.9202 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8095 LPIA, in 1990.

That places Mexico 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Mexico, 1990 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1990 0.8095 LPIA
2004 0.8933 LPIA +10.4%
2005 0.8562 LPIA -4.2%
2006 0.8901 LPIA +4.0%
2007 0.8767 LPIA -1.5%
2008 0.8748 LPIA -0.2%
2009 0.8861 LPIA +1.3%
2010 0.8809 LPIA -0.6%
2011 0.8872 LPIA +0.7%
2012 0.9022 LPIA +1.7%
2013 0.8953 LPIA -0.8%
2014 0.9073 LPIA +1.3%
2015 0.9006 LPIA -0.7%
2016 0.9137 LPIA +1.5%
2017 0.9113 LPIA -0.3%
2018 0.9202 LPIA +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8095 LPIA 0.8095 LPIA 0.8095 LPIA 1
2000s 0.8795 LPIA 0.8562 LPIA 0.8933 LPIA 6
2010s 0.9021 LPIA 0.8809 LPIA 0.9202 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 14 Paraguay 0.9444 LPIA compare
  2. 15 Chile 0.944 LPIA compare
  3. 16 Dominican Republic 0.9268 LPIA compare
  4. 18 Colombia 0.9152 LPIA compare
  5. 19 Ecuador 0.8926 LPIA compare
  6. 20 Peru 0.8847 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mexico?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mexico was 0.9202 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.9202 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8095 LPIA in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
Mexico ranks 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 341 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/