What share of adults in Baja California have a university education?

23.3% of people aged 15 and over in Baja California had higher education in 2025 (14th lowest of 32; Mexico 24.5%) and 29.8% had upper secondary as their highest level. 2.1% had no schooling (Mexico 3.9%).

What share of young people in Baja California attend school?

In 2025, 96.0% of children aged 6 to 14 in Baja California attended school (Mexico 96.0%), as did 53.3% of those aged 3 to 5 and 32.8% of young people aged 15 to 29 (11th lowest of 32 for that age group; Mexico 34.4%).

Education in Baja California, Mexico: official figures

People aged 15 and over in Baja California had completed 10.60 years of schooling on average in October 2025 (tied for 11th highest of 32; Mexico 10.26), up from 10.20 at the 2020 census and 8.17 in 2000.

Average years of schooling, age 15+

10.6

2025

Do women or men have more schooling in Baja California?

In 2025 women aged 15 and over in Baja California averaged 10.56 years of schooling and men 10.64 (Mexico: women 10.19, men 10.34). In 2000 the figures were 8.05 and 8.28.

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What is the illiteracy rate in Baja California?

1.28% of people aged 15 and over in Baja California could not read and write in 2025, about 40,579 people (tied for 3rd lowest of 32; Mexico 3.69%), according to INEGI's 2025 intercensal survey.

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How many people in Baja California lack basic education?

14.5% of the people of Baja California had an educational lag in 2024, meaning they had not completed the schooling that was compulsory for their age group (8th lowest of 32; Mexico 18.6%). The share was 14.1% in 2016.

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How Baja California compares with other states

Average years of schooling, age 15+ (2025)

Baja California ranks 12 of 32, highest first. Mexico 10.26

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling, age 15+
9	Quintana Roo	10.64
10	Colima	10.64
11	State of Mexico	10.60
12	Baja California	10.60
13	Tamaulipas	10.54
14	Chihuahua	10.51
15	Morelos	10.35

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Illiteracy rate, age 15+ (2025)

Baja California ranks 29 of 32, highest first. Mexico 3.69%

Rank	Region	Illiteracy rate, age 15+
26	Baja California Sur	1.88%
27	Sonora	1.49%
28	Aguascalientes	1.48%
29	Baja California	1.28%
30	Coahuila	1.28%
31	Mexico City	1.07%
32	Nuevo Leon	1.03%

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People with an educational lag (2024)

Baja California ranks 25 of 32, highest first. Mexico 18.6%

Rank	Region	People with an educational lag
22	Colima	15.0%
23	Aguascalientes	15.0%
24	Queretaro	14.5%
25	Baja California	14.5%
26	State of Mexico	14.4%
27	Tlaxcala	14.3%
28	Sonora	13.7%

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Adults (15+) with higher education (2025)

Baja California ranks 19 of 32, highest first. Mexico 24.5%

Rank	Region	Adults (15+) with higher education
16	Jalisco	24.1%
17	Morelos	24.0%
18	Durango	23.3%
19	Baja California	23.3%
20	Quintana Roo	23.1%
21	Tabasco	23.0%
22	San Luis Potosi	22.7%

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School attendance, ages 15 to 29 (2025)

Baja California ranks 22 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.4%

Rank	Region	School attendance, ages 15 to 29
19	Aguascalientes	33.7%
20	Coahuila	33.4%
21	Queretaro	33.1%
22	Baja California	32.8%
23	Jalisco	32.0%
24	Nuevo Leon	31.6%
25	Baja California Sur	31.6%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copy

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Encuesta Intercensal 2025, tabulado 00_EIC_07_02: population aged 15 and over by literacy, by state (API response), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 27af4908583c…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Encuesta Intercensal 2025, tabulado 00_EIC_07_03: population aged 3 and over by school attendance and age group, by state (API response), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2ed197022ebf…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Grado promedio de escolaridad de la poblacion de 15 anos y mas por entidad federativa segun sexo, 2000, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025 (censuses and intercensal surveys; API response), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 86868b0b467c…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Encuesta Intercensal 2025, tabulado 00_EIC_07_04: population aged 15 and over by level of schooling and age group, by state (API response), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fc8c3139dc7a…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Pobreza Multidimensional (PM) 2024: indicadores de pobreza segun entidad federativa, 2016-2024 (poverty, extreme poverty, vulnerability, social deprivations and income lines by state; CONEVAL methodology, ENIGH 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8ea643bcb158…)

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