Mexico - Adult Literacy Rate

Since 2014, Mexico Adult Literacy Rate rose 0.2points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 49 comparing other countries in Adult Literacy Rate at 95.52 Percent of Persons Aged 15+. Mexico is overtaken by Indonesia, which was ranked number 48 at 95.65 Percent of Persons Aged 15+ and is followed by Panama with 95.41 Percent of Persons Aged 15+. Uzbekistan ranked the highest with 99.99 Percent of Persons Aged 15+ in 2019, that is stable compared to 2018. Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Belarus respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Sierra Leone recorded the best 5 years average growth at +5.9points per year, while South Africa was the worst growing country at -1.4points per year.

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Date Percent of Persons Aged 15+
2019 95.52
2018 95.38
2017 94.97
2016 94.86
2015 94.47
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How does Mexico rank in Adult Literacy Rate?

# 135 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 15+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Uzbekistan
99.99 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Azerbaijan
99.81 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
48 #48
Indonesia
95.65 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.1 % View data
49 #49
Mexico
95.52 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.2 % View data
50 #50
Panama
95.41 % 2018 NA NA View data
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