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

Mexico: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.9127 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9127 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
17th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9127 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7732 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
16
1990–2018

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

00.20.40.60.811990200420181990: 0.773 LPIA2004: 0.884 LPIA2005: 0.836 LPIA2006: 0.877 LPIA2007: 0.856 LPIA2008: 0.855 LPIA2009: 0.869 LPIA2010: 0.862 LPIA2011: 0.869 LPIA2012: 0.885 LPIA2013: 0.879 LPIA2014: 0.895 LPIA2015: 0.885 LPIA2016: 0.901 LPIA2017: 0.901 LPIA2018: 0.913 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mexico stood at 0.9127 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mexico peaked at 0.9127 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7732 LPIA, in 1990.

That places Mexico 17th out of 36 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, female, adjusted location in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Mexico, 1990 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1990 0.7732 LPIA
2004 0.8844 LPIA +14.4%
2005 0.8364 LPIA -5.4%
2006 0.8768 LPIA +4.8%
2007 0.8563 LPIA -2.3%
2008 0.8552 LPIA -0.1%
2009 0.8693 LPIA +1.6%
2010 0.8625 LPIA -0.8%
2011 0.8687 LPIA +0.7%
2012 0.8855 LPIA +1.9%
2013 0.8789 LPIA -0.7%
2014 0.8947 LPIA +1.8%
2015 0.8852 LPIA -1.1%
2016 0.9013 LPIA +1.8%
2017 0.9005 LPIA -0.1%
2018 0.9127 LPIA +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7732 LPIA 0.7732 LPIA 0.7732 LPIA 1
2000s 0.8631 LPIA 0.8364 LPIA 0.8844 LPIA 6
2010s 0.8878 LPIA 0.8625 LPIA 0.9127 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 14 Dominican Republic 0.9312 LPIA compare
  2. 15 Colombia 0.9248 LPIA compare
  3. 16 Türkiye 0.9229 LPIA compare
  4. 18 Ecuador 0.898 LPIA compare
  5. 19 Brazil 0.8883 LPIA compare
  6. 20 Honduras 0.8701 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mexico?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mexico was 0.9127 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.9127 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7732 LPIA in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
Mexico ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 331 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/