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Mexico: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, both sexes

2.28Mcount · 2020-13.7% since 2009

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ILLPOP.AG15T99.URB. Annual figures for Mexico from 2004 to 2020.

20042020

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
20202,283,234
20182,077,112
20172,194,210
20162,264,956
20152,335,927
20142,324,377
20132,479,945
20122,389,817
20112,581,715NAT_EST
20102,700,711
20092,646,226
20082,723,787
20072,730,127
20063,327,595
20052,928,843
20043,611,248

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-illpop-ag15t99-urb (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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