What share of adults in State of Mexico have a university education?

24.4% of people aged 15 and over in State of Mexico had higher education in 2025 (15th highest of 32; Mexico 24.5%) and 29.2% had upper secondary as their highest level. 2.5% had no schooling (Mexico 3.9%).

What share of young people in State of Mexico attend school?

In 2025, 97.6% of children aged 6 to 14 in State of Mexico attended school (Mexico 96.0%), as did 68.0% of those aged 3 to 5 and 37.9% of young people aged 15 to 29 (6th highest of 32 for that age group; Mexico 34.4%).

Education in State of Mexico, Mexico: official figures

People aged 15 and over in State of Mexico had completed 10.60 years of schooling on average in October 2025 (tied for 11th highest of 32; Mexico 10.26), up from 10.08 at the 2020 census and 8.03 in 2000.

Average years of schooling, age 15+

10.6

2025

Do women or men have more schooling in State of Mexico?

In 2025 women aged 15 and over in State of Mexico averaged 10.47 years of schooling and men 10.74 (Mexico: women 10.19, men 10.34). In 2000 the figures were 7.69 and 8.39.

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What is the illiteracy rate in State of Mexico?

2.20% of people aged 15 and over in State of Mexico could not read and write in 2025, about 309,971 people (tied for 11th lowest of 32; Mexico 3.69%), according to INEGI's 2025 intercensal survey.

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How many people in State of Mexico lack basic education?

14.4% of the people of State of Mexico had an educational lag in 2024, meaning they had not completed the schooling that was compulsory for their age group (7th lowest of 32; Mexico 18.6%). The share was 14.8% in 2016.

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How State of Mexico compares with other states

Average years of schooling, age 15+ (2025)

State of Mexico ranks 11 of 32, highest first. Mexico 10.26

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling, age 15+
8	Baja California Sur	10.83
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

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Illiteracy rate, age 15+ (2025)

State of Mexico ranks 21 of 32, highest first. Mexico 3.69%

Rank	Region	Illiteracy rate, age 15+
18	Queretaro	2.57%
19	Colima	2.53%
20	Quintana Roo	2.30%
21	State of Mexico	2.20%
22	Jalisco	2.20%
23	Chihuahua	2.09%
24	Durango	2.09%

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People with an educational lag (2024)

State of Mexico ranks 26 of 32, highest first. Mexico 18.6%

Rank	Region	People with an educational lag
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%
29	Baja California Sur	13.4%

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Adults (15+) with higher education (2025)

State of Mexico ranks 15 of 32, highest first. Mexico 24.5%

Rank	Region	Adults (15+) with higher education
12	Tamaulipas	25.2%
13	Chihuahua	24.6%
14	Nayarit	24.5%
15	State of Mexico	24.4%
16	Jalisco	24.1%
17	Morelos	24.0%
18	Durango	23.3%

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School attendance, ages 15 to 29 (2025)

State of Mexico ranks 6 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.4%

Rank	Region	School attendance, ages 15 to 29
3	Sonora	38.8%
4	Hidalgo	38.5%
5	Tabasco	38.2%
6	State of Mexico	37.9%
7	Yucatan	36.6%
8	Colima	36.3%
9	Tamaulipas	35.8%

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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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