Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico

Mexico: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.9298 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9298 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9298 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7655 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
16
1990–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico, 1990–2018

00.20.40.60.811990200420181990: 0.766 LPIA2004: 0.896 LPIA2005: 0.841 LPIA2006: 0.891 LPIA2007: 0.872 LPIA2008: 0.87 LPIA2009: 0.882 LPIA2010: 0.876 LPIA2011: 0.886 LPIA2012: 0.908 LPIA2013: 0.893 LPIA2014: 0.913 LPIA2015: 0.905 LPIA2016: 0.92 LPIA2017: 0.921 LPIA2018: 0.93 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.9298 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index 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 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico peaked at 0.9298 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7655 LPIA, in 1990.

That places Mexico 16th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7655 LPIA 0.7655 LPIA 0.7655 LPIA 1
2000s 0.8753 LPIA 0.8411 LPIA 0.8956 LPIA 6
2010s 0.9057 LPIA 0.8762 LPIA 0.9298 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 13 Indonesia 0.9614 LPIA compare
  2. 14 Thailand 0.953 LPIA compare
  3. 15 Paraguay 0.9471 LPIA compare
  4. 17 Dominican Republic 0.9219 LPIA compare
  5. 18 Ecuador 0.9154 LPIA compare
  6. 19 Colombia 0.9125 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mexico was 0.9298 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.9298 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7655 LPIA in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
Mexico ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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/