Illiterate men, 15+: Mexican states ranked (2020)
Measure: Illiterate men, 15+. All 32 estados with data in Schooling and literacy of women and men by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2020.
National value: 3.9 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 0.9 to 2.1 %
- Group 2: 2.1 to 2.6 %
- Group 3: 2.6 to 4.2 %
- Group 4: 4.2 to 5.4 %
- Highest: 5.4 to 10.6 %
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 | 10.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Guerrero | 10.4 |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 8.9 |
| 4 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 7.2 |
| 5 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 6.6 |
| 6 | Hidalgo | 5.4 |
| 6 | Puebla | 5.4 |
| 8 | Campeche | 5.1 |
| 8 | Yucatán | 5.1 |
| 10 | San Luis Potosí | 4.6 |
| 11 | Guanajuato | 4.5 |
| 12 | Nayarit | 4.4 |
| 13 | Tabasco | 4.2 |
| 14 | Sinaloa | 3.9 |
| 15 | Morelos | 3.8 |
| 15 | Zacatecas | 3.8 |
| 17 | Colima | 3.4 |
| 18 | Jalisco | 2.8 |
| 19 | Durango | 2.7 |
| 20 | Chihuahua | 2.6 |
| 20 | Querétaro | 2.6 |
| 20 | Tlaxcala | 2.6 |
| 23 | Quintana Roo | 2.5 |
| 24 | Tamaulipas | 2.4 |
| 25 | Baja California Sur | 2.2 |
| 26 | Sonora | 2.1 |
| 27 | Aguascalientes | 2 |
| 27 | México | 2 |
| 29 | Baja California | 1.7 |
| 29 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 1.7 |
| 31 | Nuevo León | 1.3 |
| 32 | Ciudad de México | 0.9 |
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 illiterate men, 15+ (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 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/mx-estados-by-illiterate-men-15-plus/