Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender in Mexico

Mexico: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender was 0.9698 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9698 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9698 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8763 GPIA
in 1990
Years of data
16
1990–2018

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender in Mexico, 1990–2018

00.20.40.60.811990200420181990: 0.876 GPIA2004: 0.954 GPIA2005: 0.932 GPIA2006: 0.933 GPIA2007: 0.93 GPIA2008: 0.931 GPIA2009: 0.94 GPIA2010: 0.94 GPIA2011: 0.942 GPIA2012: 0.947 GPIA2013: 0.948 GPIA2014: 0.956 GPIA2015: 0.951 GPIA2016: 0.959 GPIA2017: 0.963 GPIA2018: 0.97 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender in Mexico stood at 0.9698 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender in Mexico peaked at 0.9698 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8763 GPIA, in 1990.

That places Mexico 15th 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, rural, adjusted gender in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mexico, 1990 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1990 0.8763 GPIA
2004 0.9535 GPIA +8.8%
2005 0.9315 GPIA -2.3%
2006 0.933 GPIA +0.2%
2007 0.9296 GPIA -0.4%
2008 0.9307 GPIA +0.1%
2009 0.9399 GPIA +1.0%
2010 0.9401 GPIA +0.0%
2011 0.9416 GPIA +0.2%
2012 0.9471 GPIA +0.6%
2013 0.9477 GPIA +0.1%
2014 0.9563 GPIA +0.9%
2015 0.9509 GPIA -0.6%
2016 0.9586 GPIA +0.8%
2017 0.9629 GPIA +0.4%
2018 0.9698 GPIA +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8763 GPIA 0.8763 GPIA 0.8763 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9364 GPIA 0.9296 GPIA 0.9535 GPIA 6
2010s 0.9528 GPIA 0.9401 GPIA 0.9698 GPIA 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 12 Paraguay 0.9805 GPIA compare
  2. 13 South Africa 0.9791 GPIA compare
  3. 14 Sri Lanka 0.9782 GPIA compare
  4. 16 Thailand 0.962 GPIA compare
  5. 17 Palestine, State of 0.953 GPIA compare
  6. 18 Greece 0.9516 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender in Mexico?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender in Mexico was 0.9698 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.9698 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8763 GPIA in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender?
Mexico ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
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 Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/