Illiterate women, 15+: Mexican states ranked (2020)
Measure: Illiterate women, 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: 5.5 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 1.6 to 2.5 %
- Group 2: 2.5 to 3.3 %
- Group 3: 3.3 to 5 %
- Group 4: 5 to 7.4 %
- Highest: 7.4 to 16.6 %
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 | 16.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oaxaca | 14.4 |
| 3 | Guerrero | 14.3 |
| 4 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 9.7 |
| 5 | Puebla | 8.4 |
| 6 | Hidalgo | 7.7 |
| 7 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 7.4 |
| 8 | Yucatán | 6.8 |
| 9 | Campeche | 6.5 |
| 10 | Guanajuato | 6 |
| 11 | Tabasco | 5.9 |
| 12 | San Luis Potosí | 5.4 |
| 13 | Morelos | 5 |
| 14 | Nayarit | 4.5 |
| 15 | Querétaro | 4.3 |
| 16 | Tlaxcala | 4.1 |
| 17 | Zacatecas | 3.8 |
| 18 | México | 3.7 |
| 18 | Quintana Roo | 3.7 |
| 20 | Colima | 3.3 |
| 21 | Sinaloa | 3.2 |
| 22 | Jalisco | 3 |
| 23 | Chihuahua | 2.7 |
| 23 | Durango | 2.7 |
| 23 | Tamaulipas | 2.7 |
| 26 | Baja California Sur | 2.5 |
| 27 | Aguascalientes | 2.2 |
| 28 | Baja California | 2 |
| 29 | Ciudad de México | 1.9 |
| 29 | Sonora | 1.9 |
| 31 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 1.7 |
| 32 | Nuevo León | 1.6 |
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 women, 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-women-15-plus/