Literacy rate in Mexico 2020

The statistic depicts the literacy rate in Mexico from 2008 to 2020. The literacy rate measures the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can read and write. In 2020, Mexico's literacy rate was around 95.25 percent. The source does not provide data for 2019.Education in MexicoThe literacy rate is commonly defined as the share of people in a country who are older than 15 years and are able to read and write. In Mexico, a state with more than 115 million inhabitants, the literacy rate is above 90 percent, making it significantly higher than the global average. More than 70 percent of Mexico’s population is older than 15 years, a figure than has been quite consistent over the last ten years. Mexico’s compulsory education comprises grades 1 to 9, with an optional secondary education up to grade 12. Literacy is considered basic education. The lowest literacy rates can be found in African countries, the highest in Europe. Additionally, the literacy rate is one of the factors that determines a country’s ranking on the Human Development Index of the United Nations, which ranks the overall well-being of a country’s population. Apart from literacy, it also includes factors such as per-capita income, health and life expectancy and others. Mexico is currently not among the countries with the highest Human Development Index value.

该统计数据描绘了墨西哥2008年至2020年的识字率。识字率衡量的是15岁及以上能够阅读和写作的人口百分比。在2020年，墨西哥的识字率约为95.25%。数据源并未提供2019年的数据。墨西哥的教育状况普遍认为，识字率是一国人口中超过15岁且能够阅读和写作的人群比例。在拥有超过1.15亿人口的墨西哥，识字率超过90%，显著高于全球平均水平。超过70%的墨西哥人口年龄在15岁以上，这一数据在过去十年中保持相当稳定。墨西哥的义务教育包括1至9年级，以及可选的至12年级的中学教育。识字被视为基础教育的基石。最低的识字率可出现在非洲国家，最高的则在欧洲。此外，识字率也是决定一个国家在联合国人类发展指数排名中的一个重要因素，该指数评估的是一个国家人口的总体福祉。除了识字率外，该指数还包括人均收入、健康和预期寿命等其他因素。目前，墨西哥尚未位列人类发展指数最高的国家之列。