The following is the list of the literacy rate by states of Mexico as of 2020.
| bgcolor=#95BA37 colspan=3 style="color:white" | Mexican States by literacy rate 2020 (minors from 6 to 14 y/o)[1] | bgcolor=#95BA37 colspan=3 style="color:white" | Mexican States by literacy rate 2020 (people over 15 y/o)[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | State | Total | Rank | State | Total | |
| - |  Mexico | 89.9% | - | Mexico | 95.0% | |
| 1 | 92.8% | 1 | 98.2% | |||
| 2= | 92.1% | 2 | 98.1% | |||
| 2= | 92.1% | 3 | 98.0% | |||
| 4 | 91.8% | 4 | 97.8% | |||
| 5= | 91.7% | 5= | 97.7% | |||
| 5= | 91.7% | 5= | 97.7% | |||
| 7= | 91.6% | 7 | 97.4% | |||
| 7= | 91.6% | 8 | 97.2% | |||
| 7= | 91.6% | 9= | 97.1% | |||
| 10 | 91.4% | 9= | 97.1% | |||
| 11 | 91.3% | 11= | 96.9% | |||
| 12= | 91.1% | 11= | 96.9% | |||
| 12= | 91.1% | 13 | 96.6% | |||
| 14 | 90.3% | 14= | 96.5% | |||
| 15 | 90.2% | 14= | 96.5% | |||
| 16 | 90.1% | 16= | 96.3% | |||
| 17= | 90.0% | 16= | 96.3% | |||
| 17= | 90.0% | 18 | 96.1% | |||
| 19 | 89.9% | 19= | 95.4% | |||
| 20 | 89.7% | 19= | 95.4% | |||
| 21 | 89.7% | 21 | 94.8% | |||
| 22 | 89.4% | 22 | 94.8% | |||
| 23 | 89.3% | 23 | 94.5% | |||
| 24 | 89.2% | 24 | 94.0% | |||
| 25= | 89.1% | 25 | 93.8% | |||
| 25= | 89.1% | 26 | 93.3% | |||
| 27= | 88.9% | 27 | 92.9% | |||
| 27= | 88.9% | 28 | 92.8% | |||
| 29 | 88.6% | 29 | 91.4% | |||
| 30 | 87.7% | 30 | 88.1% | |||
| 31 | 85.7% | 31 | 87.4% | |||
| 32 | 80.8% | 32 | 86.2% |