Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico

Mexico: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 96.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
96.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
29th
of 83 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 2018
All-time low
76.2%
in 1980
Years of data
19
1980–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico, 1980–2018

0204060801001980199920181980: 76.2 %1990: 82.4 %2000: 88.3 %2002: 89.3 %2004: 89.9 %2005: 90.5 %2006: 90.2 %2007: 92.1 %2008: 92.2 %2009: 93 %2010: 92.7 %2011: 93.3 %2012: 94.4 %2013: 93.7 %2014: 94.8 %2015: 94.6 %2016: 95.3 %2017: 95.6 %2018: 96 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico stood at 96.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico peaked at 96.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 1980.

That places Mexico 29th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 76.2% 76.2% 76.2% 1
1990s 82.4% 82.4% 82.4% 1
2000s 90.7% 88.3% 93.0% 8
2010s 94.5% 92.7% 96.0% 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 26 Bahrain 96.2% compare
  2. 27 Palestine 96.0% compare
  3. 28 Malaysia 96.0% compare
  4. 30 Turkey 95.9% compare
  5. 31 Kuwait 95.8% compare
  6. 32 Panama 95.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mexico was 96.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 1980.
How does Mexico rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
Mexico ranks 29th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,216 data points, 1970–2019
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Percentage of the female population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.