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Education levels by state, Mexico Among people 15 and over: share with no schooling, with incomplete primary, and with completed secondary as their highest level; among people 18 and over: share with post-basic education (upper secondary or higher). Derived from 2020 Census counts. Percentages are derived by Quadranac from the census counts and can differ by about 0.1 point from INEGI's published percentages, which exclude unspecified responses from the denominator.
Reference period 2020 Licence Fuente/Source: INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). Reproduced under INEGI's Términos de libre uso de la información del INEGI . Chart (4 options): No schooling, 15+ Incomplete primary, 15+ Completed secondary, 15+ Post-basic education, 18+
No schooling, 15+ (No schooling, 15+ (%, derived)) Incomplete primary, 15+ (Incomplete primary, 15+ (%, derived)) Completed secondary, 15+ (Completed secondary, 15+ (%, derived)) Post-basic education, 18+ (Post-basic education, 18+ (%, derived))
Education levels by state, Mexico: No schooling, 15+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by No schooling, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Chiapas (13.6); lowest: Nuevo León (2.0); national value 5.2. Chiapas Chiapas: 13.6 13.6 Guerrero Guerrero: 11.9 11.9 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 10.5 10.5 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 8.5 8.5 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 7.9 7.9 Campeche Campeche: 6.9 6.9 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 6.6 6.6 Puebla Puebla: 6.6 6.6 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 6.3 6.3 Yucatán Yucatán: 5.6 5.6 Morelos Morelos: 5.2 5.2 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 5.2 5.2 Nayarit Nayarit: 5.0 5.0 Tabasco Tabasco: 4.8 4.8 Colima Colima: 4.3 4.3 Querétaro Querétaro: 4.2 4.2 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 4.1 4.1 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 4.1 4.1 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 3.9 3.9 Jalisco Jalisco: 3.7 3.7 México México: 3.5 3.5 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 3.5 3.5 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 3.3 3.3 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 3.3 3.3 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 3.2 3.2 Baja California Baja California: 3.1 3.1 Durango Durango: 3.0 3.0 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 2.5 2.5 Sonora Sonora: 2.5 2.5 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 2.2 2.2 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 2.1 2.1 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 2.0 2.0 National 5.2
Education levels by state, Mexico: No schooling, 15+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by No schooling, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Chiapas (13.6); lowest: Nuevo León (2.0); national value 5.2. Chiapas Chiapas: 13.6 13.6 Guerrero Guerrero: 11.9 11.9 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 10.5 10.5 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 8.5 8.5 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 7.9 7.9 Campeche Campeche: 6.9 6.9 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 6.6 6.6 Puebla Puebla: 6.6 6.6 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 6.3 6.3 Yucatán Yucatán: 5.6 5.6 Morelos Morelos: 5.2 5.2 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 5.2 5.2 Nayarit Nayarit: 5.0 5.0 Tabasco Tabasco: 4.8 4.8 Colima Colima: 4.3 4.3 Querétaro Querétaro: 4.2 4.2 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 4.1 4.1 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 4.1 4.1 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 3.9 3.9 Jalisco Jalisco: 3.7 3.7 México México: 3.5 3.5 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 3.5 3.5 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 3.3 3.3 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 3.3 3.3 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 3.2 3.2 Baja California Baja California: 3.1 3.1 Durango Durango: 3.0 3.0 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 2.5 2.5 Sonora Sonora: 2.5 2.5 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 2.2 2.2 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 2.1 2.1 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 2.0 2.0 National 5.2
No schooling, 15+ (%, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by No schooling, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Chiapas (13.6); lowest: Nuevo León (2.0); national value 5.2. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Education levels by state, Mexico: Incomplete primary, 15+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Incomplete primary, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Oaxaca (14.3); lowest: Ciudad de México (3.7); national value 8.2. Oaxaca Oaxaca: 14.3 14.3 Chiapas Chiapas: 13.7 13.7 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 13.1 13.1 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 12.8 12.8 Guerrero Guerrero: 11.8 11.8 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 11.1 11.1 Yucatán Yucatán: 10.8 10.8 Puebla Puebla: 10.5 10.5 Tabasco Tabasco: 10.0 10.0 Nayarit Nayarit: 9.5 9.5 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 9.3 9.3 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 8.9 8.9 Campeche Campeche: 8.6 8.6 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 8.4 8.4 Durango Durango: 8.2 8.2 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 8.2 8.2 Jalisco Jalisco: 8.1 8.1 Colima Colima: 7.9 7.9 Morelos Morelos: 7.1 7.1 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 7.1 7.1 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 6.8 6.8 Sonora Sonora: 6.6 6.6 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 6.3 6.3 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 6.2 6.2 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 6.1 6.1 México México: 6.0 6.0 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 5.9 5.9 Baja California Baja California: 5.7 5.7 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 5.0 5.0 Querétaro Querétaro: 5.0 5.0 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 4.7 4.7 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 3.7 3.7 National 8.2
Education levels by state, Mexico: Incomplete primary, 15+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Incomplete primary, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Oaxaca (14.3); lowest: Ciudad de México (3.7); national value 8.2. Oaxaca Oaxaca: 14.3 14.3 Chiapas Chiapas: 13.7 13.7 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 13.1 13.1 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 12.8 12.8 Guerrero Guerrero: 11.8 11.8 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 11.1 11.1 Yucatán Yucatán: 10.8 10.8 Puebla Puebla: 10.5 10.5 Tabasco Tabasco: 10.0 10.0 Nayarit Nayarit: 9.5 9.5 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 9.3 9.3 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 8.9 8.9 Campeche Campeche: 8.6 8.6 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 8.4 8.4 Durango Durango: 8.2 8.2 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 8.2 8.2 Jalisco Jalisco: 8.1 8.1 Colima Colima: 7.9 7.9 Morelos Morelos: 7.1 7.1 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 7.1 7.1 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 6.8 6.8 Sonora Sonora: 6.6 6.6 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 6.3 6.3 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 6.2 6.2 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 6.1 6.1 México México: 6.0 6.0 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 5.9 5.9 Baja California Baja California: 5.7 5.7 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 5.0 5.0 Querétaro Querétaro: 5.0 5.0 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 4.7 4.7 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 3.7 3.7 National 8.2
Incomplete primary, 15+ (%, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Incomplete primary, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Oaxaca (14.3); lowest: Ciudad de México (3.7); national value 8.2. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Education levels by state, Mexico: Completed secondary, 15+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Completed secondary, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Zacatecas (30.8); lowest: Sinaloa (18.8); national value 24.3. Zacatecas Zacatecas: 30.8 30.8 Durango Durango: 29.6 29.6 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 29.2 29.2 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 28.9 28.9 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 28.7 28.7 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 28.2 28.2 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 28.2 28.2 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 27.7 27.7 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 27.4 27.4 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 26.7 26.7 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 26.3 26.3 Sonora Sonora: 26.2 26.2 México México: 26.1 26.1 Morelos Morelos: 26.1 26.1 Campeche Campeche: 25.3 25.3 Querétaro Querétaro: 25.3 25.3 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 25.3 25.3 Baja California Baja California: 25.0 25.0 Nayarit Nayarit: 24.8 24.8 Tabasco Tabasco: 24.7 24.7 Jalisco Jalisco: 24.0 24.0 Colima Colima: 23.5 23.5 Yucatán Yucatán: 23.4 23.4 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 23.2 23.2 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 22.0 22.0 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 21.7 21.7 Puebla Puebla: 21.6 21.6 Chiapas Chiapas: 20.2 20.2 Guerrero Guerrero: 19.9 19.9 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 19.9 19.9 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 19.5 19.5 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 18.8 18.8 National 24.3
Education levels by state, Mexico: Completed secondary, 15+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Completed secondary, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Zacatecas (30.8); lowest: Sinaloa (18.8); national value 24.3. Zacatecas Zacatecas: 30.8 30.8 Durango Durango: 29.6 29.6 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 29.2 29.2 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 28.9 28.9 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 28.7 28.7 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 28.2 28.2 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 28.2 28.2 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 27.7 27.7 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 27.4 27.4 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 26.7 26.7 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 26.3 26.3 Sonora Sonora: 26.2 26.2 México México: 26.1 26.1 Morelos Morelos: 26.1 26.1 Campeche Campeche: 25.3 25.3 Querétaro Querétaro: 25.3 25.3 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 25.3 25.3 Baja California Baja California: 25.0 25.0 Nayarit Nayarit: 24.8 24.8 Tabasco Tabasco: 24.7 24.7 Jalisco Jalisco: 24.0 24.0 Colima Colima: 23.5 23.5 Yucatán Yucatán: 23.4 23.4 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 23.2 23.2 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 22.0 22.0 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 21.7 21.7 Puebla Puebla: 21.6 21.6 Chiapas Chiapas: 20.2 20.2 Guerrero Guerrero: 19.9 19.9 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 19.9 19.9 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 19.5 19.5 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 18.8 18.8 National 24.3
Completed secondary, 15+ (%, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Completed secondary, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Zacatecas (30.8); lowest: Sinaloa (18.8); national value 24.3. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Education levels by state, Mexico: Post-basic education, 18+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Post-basic education, 18+ (%, derived). Highest: Ciudad de México (63.0); lowest: Chiapas (31.3); national value 45.7. Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 63.0 63.0 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 52.5 52.5 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 52.3 52.3 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 52.2 52.2 Querétaro Querétaro: 51.2 51.2 Sonora Sonora: 50.9 50.9 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 50.7 50.7 Baja California Baja California: 49.6 49.6 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 48.7 48.7 Colima Colima: 48.7 48.7 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 48.6 48.6 México México: 48.6 48.6 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 48.3 48.3 Jalisco Jalisco: 46.4 46.4 Morelos Morelos: 46.4 46.4 Nayarit Nayarit: 46.0 46.0 Tabasco Tabasco: 45.7 45.7 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 45.4 45.4 Yucatán Yucatán: 45.0 45.0 Campeche Campeche: 44.8 44.8 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 43.9 43.9 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 42.9 42.9 Durango Durango: 42.2 42.2 Puebla Puebla: 41.3 41.3 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 41.2 41.2 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 39.8 39.8 Guerrero Guerrero: 37.3 37.3 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 36.7 36.7 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 36.1 36.1 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 35.5 35.5 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 32.3 32.3 Chiapas Chiapas: 31.3 31.3 National 45.7
Education levels by state, Mexico: Post-basic education, 18+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Post-basic education, 18+ (%, derived). Highest: Ciudad de México (63.0); lowest: Chiapas (31.3); national value 45.7. Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 63.0 63.0 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 52.5 52.5 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 52.3 52.3 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 52.2 52.2 Querétaro Querétaro: 51.2 51.2 Sonora Sonora: 50.9 50.9 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 50.7 50.7 Baja California Baja California: 49.6 49.6 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 48.7 48.7 Colima Colima: 48.7 48.7 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 48.6 48.6 México México: 48.6 48.6 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 48.3 48.3 Jalisco Jalisco: 46.4 46.4 Morelos Morelos: 46.4 46.4 Nayarit Nayarit: 46.0 46.0 Tabasco Tabasco: 45.7 45.7 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 45.4 45.4 Yucatán Yucatán: 45.0 45.0 Campeche Campeche: 44.8 44.8 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 43.9 43.9 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 42.9 42.9 Durango Durango: 42.2 42.2 Puebla Puebla: 41.3 41.3 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 41.2 41.2 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 39.8 39.8 Guerrero Guerrero: 37.3 37.3 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 36.7 36.7 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 36.1 36.1 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 35.5 35.5 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 32.3 32.3 Chiapas Chiapas: 31.3 31.3 National 45.7
Post-basic education, 18+ (%, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Post-basic education, 18+ (%, derived). Highest: Ciudad de México (63.0); lowest: Chiapas (31.3); national value 45.7. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State No schooling, 15+ (%, derived) Incomplete primary, 15+ (%, derived) Completed secondary, 15+ (%, derived) Post-basic education, 18+ (%, derived) Mexico (national) 5.2 8.2 24.3 45.7 Aguascalientes 2.5 6.3 27.7 48.6 Baja California 3.1 5.7 25 49.6 Baja California Sur 3.2 6.2 23.2 52.5 Campeche 6.9 8.6 25.3 44.8 Coahuila de Zaragoza 2.1 5 28.9 48.7 Colima 4.3 7.9 23.5 48.7 Chiapas 13.6 13.7 20.2 31.3 Chihuahua 3.3 6.8 26.3 45.4 Ciudad de México 2.2 3.7 19.5 63 Durango 3 8.2 29.6 42.2 Guanajuato 6.6 8.4 29.2 36.7 Guerrero 11.9 11.8 19.9 37.3 Hidalgo 6.3 8.2 28.2 41.2 Jalisco 3.7 8.1 24 46.4 México 3.5 6 26.1 48.6 Michoacán de Ocampo 7.9 12.8 21.7 35.5 Morelos 5.2 7.1 26.1 46.4 Nayarit 5 9.5 24.8 46 Nuevo León 2 4.7 28.2 52.2 Oaxaca 10.5 14.3 22 32.3 Puebla 6.6 10.5 21.6 41.3 Querétaro 4.2 5 25.3 51.2 Quintana Roo 3.9 5.9 26.7 50.7 San Luis Potosí 5.2 8.9 27.4 42.9 Sinaloa 4.1 9.3 18.8 52.3 Sonora 2.5 6.6 26.2 50.9 Tabasco 4.8 10 24.7 45.7 Tamaulipas 3.3 7.1 25.3 48.3 Tlaxcala 3.5 6.1 28.7 43.9 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 8.5 13.1 19.9 39.8 Yucatán 5.6 10.8 23.4 45 Zacatecas 4.1 11.1 30.8 36.1
Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), national and state totals . Reference period: 2020.
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