Adult literacy rate in Mexico
95.6% of adults in Mexico could read and write in 2024.
Mexico, 2024
95.6%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
87.7%
Adult literacy rate in Mexico over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.6% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | 82.5% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 95.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 94.6%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 87.7%.
More for Mexico
All statistics for Mexico
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
16.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
97.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
90.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
65.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS