Literacy rate, adult female in Mexico
Mexico: Literacy rate, adult female was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Mexico is 94.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Mexico peaked at 95.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 33rd of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 79.9% | — |
| 1990 | 85.0% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 94.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 94.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.9% | 79.9% | 79.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 88.7% | 92.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 91.8% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.4% | 95.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Mexico?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Mexico was 94.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.