Indonesia vs Mexico: Literate and illiterate world population

Indonesia

4.0%

in 2020

Mexico

4.5%

in 2024

Indonesia rank

79th

Mexico rank

77th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Mexico currently reports 4.5% against 4.0% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.

Globally, Indonesia ranks 79th and Mexico ranks 77th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.