Youth literacy in Mexico
In Mexico, 98.9% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2013.
Mexico, 2024
98.9%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
Youth literacy in Mexico over time
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% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mexico |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.9% |
| 2023 | 99.2% |
| 2022 | 98.9% |
| 2021 | 99.3% |
| 2020 | 99.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% |
| 2018 | 99.3% |
| 2017 | 99.1% |
| 2016 | 99.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% |
| 2014 | 99.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% |
| 2012 | 98.9% |
| 2011 | 98.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2010 | 98.4% |
| 2009 | 98.5% |
| 2008 | 98.4% |
| 2007 | 98.2% |
| 2006 | 97.9% |
| 2005 | 97.6% |
| 2004 | 97.6% |
| 2002 | 97.6% |
| 2000 | 96.6% |
Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 99.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 99.0%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
More for Mexico
All statistics for Mexico
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
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