What share of adults in Sinaloa have a university education?

31.5% of people aged 15 and over in Sinaloa had higher education in 2025 (2nd highest of 32; Mexico 24.5%) and 26.5% had upper secondary as their highest level. 2.6% had no schooling (Mexico 3.9%).

What share of young people in Sinaloa attend school?

In 2025, 97.4% of children aged 6 to 14 in Sinaloa attended school (Mexico 96.0%), as did 74.2% of those aged 3 to 5 and 40.2% of young people aged 15 to 29 (2nd highest of 32 for that age group; Mexico 34.4%).

Education in Sinaloa, Mexico: official figures

People aged 15 and over in Sinaloa had completed 10.87 years of schooling on average in October 2025 (7th highest of 32; Mexico 10.26), up from 10.22 at the 2020 census and 7.64 in 2000.

Average years of schooling, age 15+

10.9

2025

Do women or men have more schooling in Sinaloa?

In 2025 women aged 15 and over in Sinaloa averaged 10.98 years of schooling and men 10.75 (Mexico: women 10.19, men 10.34). In 2000 the figures were 7.64 and 7.64.

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What is the illiteracy rate in Sinaloa?

2.60% of people aged 15 and over in Sinaloa could not read and write in 2025, about 62,904 people (16th highest of 32; Mexico 3.69%), according to INEGI's 2025 intercensal survey.

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How many people in Sinaloa lack basic education?

15.5% of the people of Sinaloa had an educational lag in 2024, meaning they had not completed the schooling that was compulsory for their age group (13th lowest of 32; Mexico 18.6%). The share was 16.5% in 2016.

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How Sinaloa compares with other states

Average years of schooling, age 15+ (2025)

Sinaloa ranks 7 of 32, highest first. Mexico 10.26

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling, age 15+
4	Sonora	10.93
5	Coahuila	10.92
6	Queretaro	10.91
7	Sinaloa	10.87
8	Baja California Sur	10.83
9	Quintana Roo	10.64
10	Colima	10.64

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

Illiteracy rate, age 15+ (2025)

Sinaloa ranks 16 of 32, highest first. Mexico 3.69%

Rank	Region	Illiteracy rate, age 15+
13	Nayarit	3.43%
14	Morelos	3.30%
15	Zacatecas	2.90%
16	Sinaloa	2.60%
17	Tlaxcala	2.58%
18	Queretaro	2.57%
19	Colima	2.53%

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People with an educational lag (2024)

Sinaloa ranks 20 of 32, highest first. Mexico 18.6%

Rank	Region	People with an educational lag
17	Morelos	17.4%
18	Chihuahua	16.6%
19	Quintana Roo	16.0%
20	Sinaloa	15.5%
21	Tamaulipas	15.2%
22	Colima	15.0%
23	Aguascalientes	15.0%

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Adults (15+) with higher education (2025)

Sinaloa ranks 2 of 32, highest first. Mexico 24.5%

Rank	Region	Adults (15+) with higher education
1	Mexico City	38.3%
2	Sinaloa	31.5%
3	Nuevo Leon	29.4%
4	Queretaro	29.3%
5	Aguascalientes	28.6%
6	Colima	28.4%
7	Sonora	27.9%

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School attendance, ages 15 to 29 (2025)

Sinaloa ranks 2 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.4%

Rank	Region	School attendance, ages 15 to 29
1	Mexico City	43.0%
2	Sinaloa	40.2%
3	Sonora	38.8%
4	Hidalgo	38.5%
5	Tabasco	38.2%
6	State of Mexico	37.9%
7	Yucatan	36.6%

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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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