7.4 Times Increase in Adult Literacy Program Graduates
The Secretary of Public Education, Mario Delgado Carrillo, reported that Mexico is registering historic progress in literacy, reflected in a 7.4-fold increase in the number of people educated into literacy annually during the period 2020 (the year of the pandemic) and 2025, as a result of the National Literacy Strategy for Shared Well-being.
He reported that, according to official estimates, the number of literate people [educated annually] increased from 22,527 in 2020 to 189,874 in 2025, demonstrating the impact of a comprehensive strategy that prioritizes those who, due to various circumstances, had been left out of the traditional education system.
Delgado said that for the governments of the Fourth Transformation, literacy is considered a national priority and a strategic action of the Mexican State to reduce inequalities, strengthen social inclusion and expand development opportunities throughout the country.
Through the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), the National Institute for Adult Education (INEA) implemented the National Literacy Strategy for Shared Well-being, aimed at expanding educational coverage through a community-based, territorial approach and with full respect for the social, cultural and linguistic diversity of Mexico.
The head of INEA, Armando Contreras Castillo, highlighted that since the beginning of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo’s administration, literacy has been consolidated as a national movement, coordinated with the 26 State Institutes of Adult Education and the six Operational Units throughout the country.
He emphasized that this effort was strengthened through the formation of 50 strategic alliances with state governments, federal agencies and public institutions, aimed at identifying needs, focusing actions and strengthening educational support within and outside the national territory.
He also reported that collaborations were promoted with municipal governments, the private sector, social sector organizations and volunteers, as well as work programs with organizations in the United States to strengthen the operation of Community Plazas Abroad.
With these advances, the SEP reaffirms its commitment to continue strengthening literacy as a permanent public policy, aimed at guaranteeing rights, reducing educational gaps and consolidating well-being, social inclusion and the educational transformation of the country.
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