# UNESCO supports literacy policies in 11 Mexican state systems

> UNESCO said 11 Mexican state education systems are implementing their own literacy policies to help children learn to read and write in the first two years of primary school. The work began in 2024 and uses information gathered from teachers and education authorities.

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- Country: Mexico
- Published: 2026-10-06T08:59:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T00:51:30+03:00
- Source review period: 2026-10-02
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UNESCO said 11 Mexican state education systems are implementing their own literacy policies to help children learn to read and write in the first two years of primary school. The work began in 2024 and uses information gathered from teachers and education authorities.

In the 2024–2025 school year, 36% of first graders in those states could read; by year’s end, 53% of the 188,358 pupils had grasped the alphabetic principle, a foundation for reading progress. UNESCO’s indicators help schools and authorities plan support for local needs.

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| date | label | description | status |
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| 2026-10-02 | UNESCO account: UNESCO supports literacy policies in 11 Mexican state systems | In the 2024–2025 school year, 36% of first graders in those states could read; by year’s end, 53% of the 188,358 pupils had grasped the alphabetic principle, a foundation for reading progress. UNESCO’s indicators help schools and authorities plan support for local needs. | occurred |

Sources: <https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ensuring-learning-read-and-write-confidence-girls-and-boys> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mexico-literacy-policy-reaches-eleven-state-systems/data/education-announcement?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mexico-literacy-policy-reaches-eleven-state-systems/data/education-announcement?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [UNESCO](<https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ensuring-learning-read-and-write-confidence-girls-and-boys>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-02)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:51:30+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.

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