Ages 8–14 who cannot read and write: Mexican states ranked (2020)
Measure: Ages 8–14 who cannot read and write. All 32 estados with data in Children not attending school and child literacy by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2020.
National value: 2.7 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 1.4 to 1.8 %
- Group 2: 1.8 to 2.2 %
- Group 3: 2.2 to 2.6 %
- Group 4: 2.6 to 3.1 %
- Highest: 3.1 to 8.4 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Chiapas | 8.4 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Guerrero | 5.3 |
| 3 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 3.7 |
| 4 | Oaxaca | 3.4 |
| 5 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 3.2 |
| 6 | Nayarit | 3.1 |
| 6 | Tabasco | 3.1 |
| 8 | Campeche | 2.8 |
| 9 | Quintana Roo | 2.7 |
| 9 | Yucatán | 2.7 |
| 11 | Colima | 2.6 |
| 11 | Chihuahua | 2.6 |
| 11 | Puebla | 2.6 |
| 14 | Durango | 2.4 |
| 14 | Guanajuato | 2.4 |
| 14 | Jalisco | 2.4 |
| 17 | Baja California Sur | 2.3 |
| 17 | Sonora | 2.3 |
| 19 | Baja California | 2.2 |
| 19 | Morelos | 2.2 |
| 19 | Tamaulipas | 2.2 |
| 22 | Hidalgo | 1.9 |
| 22 | San Luis Potosí | 1.9 |
| 22 | Sinaloa | 1.9 |
| 25 | Querétaro | 1.8 |
| 25 | Zacatecas | 1.8 |
| 27 | Aguascalientes | 1.7 |
| 27 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 1.7 |
| 29 | México | 1.6 |
| 29 | Nuevo León | 1.6 |
| 29 | Tlaxcala | 1.6 |
| 32 | Ciudad de México | 1.4 |
Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), national and state totals. Reference period: 2020.
Cite this ranking
Mexican estados ranked by ages 8–14 who cannot read and write (2020). Data: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), state totals; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-03. https://quadranac.com/rankings/mx-estados-by-ages-8-to-14-who-cannot-read-and-write/