Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mexico

Mexico: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.9923 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9923 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9923 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9163 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
16
1990–2018

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mexico, 1990–2018

00.20.40.60.811990200420181990: 0.916 LPIA2004: 0.969 LPIA2005: 0.961 LPIA2006: 0.967 LPIA2007: 0.969 LPIA2008: 0.971 LPIA2009: 0.974 LPIA2010: 0.976 LPIA2011: 0.977 LPIA2012: 0.984 LPIA2013: 0.978 LPIA2014: 0.985 LPIA2015: 0.983 LPIA2016: 0.988 LPIA2017: 0.986 LPIA2018: 0.992 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mexico stood at 0.9923 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mexico peaked at 0.9923 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9163 LPIA, in 1990.

Mexico ranks 12th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Mexico, 1990 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1990 0.9163 LPIA
2004 0.9693 LPIA +5.8%
2005 0.9607 LPIA -0.9%
2006 0.9674 LPIA +0.7%
2007 0.9686 LPIA +0.1%
2008 0.9713 LPIA +0.3%
2009 0.9737 LPIA +0.3%
2010 0.9765 LPIA +0.3%
2011 0.9768 LPIA +0.0%
2012 0.9839 LPIA +0.7%
2013 0.9782 LPIA -0.6%
2014 0.9852 LPIA +0.7%
2015 0.9834 LPIA -0.2%
2016 0.9876 LPIA +0.4%
2017 0.9863 LPIA -0.1%
2018 0.9923 LPIA +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9163 LPIA 0.9163 LPIA 0.9163 LPIA 1
2000s 0.9685 LPIA 0.9607 LPIA 0.9737 LPIA 6
2010s 0.9834 LPIA 0.9765 LPIA 0.9923 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 9 Indonesia 0.995 LPIA compare
  2. 10 Ecuador 0.995 LPIA compare
  3. 11 Greece 0.9947 LPIA compare
  4. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9911 LPIA compare
  5. 14 Sri Lanka 0.991 LPIA compare
  6. 15 Malaysia 0.9902 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mexico?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mexico was 0.9923 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.9923 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9163 LPIA in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
Mexico ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 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/