What share of adults in San Luis Potosi have a university education?

22.7% of people aged 15 and over in San Luis Potosi had higher education in 2025 (11th lowest of 32; Mexico 24.5%) and 24.2% had upper secondary as their highest level. 3.9% had no schooling (Mexico 3.9%).

What share of young people in San Luis Potosi attend school?

In 2025, 97.0% of children aged 6 to 14 in San Luis Potosi attended school (Mexico 96.0%), as did 80.5% of those aged 3 to 5 and 31.5% of young people aged 15 to 29 (7th lowest of 32 for that age group; Mexico 34.4%).

Education in San Luis Potosi, Mexico: official figures

People aged 15 and over in San Luis Potosi had completed 10.07 years of schooling on average in October 2025 (10th lowest of 32; Mexico 10.26), up from 9.61 at the 2020 census and 6.89 in 2000.

Average years of schooling, age 15+

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Do women or men have more schooling in San Luis Potosi?

In 2025 women aged 15 and over in San Luis Potosi averaged 10.12 years of schooling and men 10.02 (Mexico: women 10.19, men 10.34). In 2000 the figures were 6.78 and 7.01.

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What is the illiteracy rate in San Luis Potosi?

4.00% of people aged 15 and over in San Luis Potosi could not read and write in 2025, about 89,472 people (11th highest of 32; Mexico 3.69%), according to INEGI's 2025 intercensal survey.

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How many people in San Luis Potosi lack basic education?

18.8% of the people of San Luis Potosi had an educational lag in 2024, meaning they had not completed the schooling that was compulsory for their age group (12th highest of 32; Mexico 18.6%). The share was 18.8% in 2016.

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How San Luis Potosi compares with other states

Average years of schooling, age 15+ (2025)

San Luis Potosi ranks 23 of 32, highest first. Mexico 10.26

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling, age 15+
20	Yucatan	10.29
21	Tabasco	10.20
22	Campeche	10.10
23	San Luis Potosi	10.07
24	Hidalgo	9.97
25	Zacatecas	9.81
26	Puebla	9.74

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Illiteracy rate, age 15+ (2025)

San Luis Potosi ranks 11 of 32, highest first. Mexico 3.69%

Rank	Region	Illiteracy rate, age 15+
8	Campeche	4.71%
9	Yucatan	4.45%
10	Guanajuato	4.10%
11	San Luis Potosi	4.00%
12	Tabasco	3.94%
13	Nayarit	3.43%
14	Morelos	3.30%

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People with an educational lag (2024)

San Luis Potosi ranks 12 of 32, highest first. Mexico 18.6%

Rank	Region	People with an educational lag
9	Yucatan	19.7%
10	Jalisco	19.1%
11	Zacatecas	18.8%
12	San Luis Potosi	18.8%
13	Nayarit	18.4%
14	Hidalgo	18.0%
15	Tabasco	17.9%

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Adults (15+) with higher education (2025)

San Luis Potosi ranks 22 of 32, highest first. Mexico 24.5%

Rank	Region	Adults (15+) with higher education
19	Baja California	23.3%
20	Quintana Roo	23.1%
21	Tabasco	23.0%
22	San Luis Potosi	22.7%
23	Tlaxcala	22.4%
24	Puebla	22.3%
25	Hidalgo	21.9%

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School attendance, ages 15 to 29 (2025)

San Luis Potosi ranks 26 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.4%

Rank	Region	School attendance, ages 15 to 29
23	Jalisco	32.0%
24	Nuevo Leon	31.6%
25	Baja California Sur	31.6%
26	San Luis Potosi	31.5%
27	Oaxaca	30.9%
28	Michoacan	30.7%
29	Guerrero	30.6%

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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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