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Literacy

Mexico — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 88%
1991 87% (male 90%, female 85%) age 15 and over can read and write (1985 est.)
1992 87% (male 90%, female 85%) age 15 and over can read and write (1985 est.)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 87% male: 90% female: 85%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 87% male: 90% female: 85%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 88% male: 90% female: 85%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 89.6% male: 91.8% female: 87.4%
1997 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.6% male : 91.8% female: 87.4% (1995 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.6% male: 91.8% female: 87.4% (1995 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.6% male: 91.8% female: 87.4% (1995 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.6% male: 91.8% female: 87.4% (1995 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.6% male: 91.8% female: 87.4% (1995 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.6% male: 91.8% female: 87.4% (1995 est.)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.2% male: 94% female: 90.5% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.2% male: 94% female: 90.5% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.2% male: 94% female: 90.5% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.2% male: 94% female: 90.5% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.4% female: 89.6% (2004 est.)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.4% female: 89.6% (2004 est.)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.4% female: 89.6% (2004 est.)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.1% male: 86.9% female: 85.3% (2005 Census)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.1% male: 86.9% female: 85.3% (2005 Census)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.1% male: 86.9% female: 85.3% (2005 Census)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.5% male: 94.8% female: 92.3% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.5% male: 94.8% female: 92.3% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95.1% | male: 96.2% | female: 94.2% (2012 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95.1% | male: 96.2% | female: 94.2% (2012 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 94.5% | male: 95.5% | female: 93.5% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 94.5% (2015 est.) | male: 95.5% (2015 est.) | female: 93.5% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 94.9% | male: 95.8% | female: 94% (2016)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95.4% | male: 95.8% | female: 94.6% (2018)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.2% male: 96.1% female: 94.5% (2020)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.2% male: 96.1% female: 94.5% (2020)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.2% male: 96.1% female: 94.5% (2020)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.2% male: 96.1% female: 94.5% (2020)
2025 total population: 95% (2020 est.) male: 96% (2020 est.) female: 94% (2020 est.)