Illiteracy States And Municipalities 

ILLITERACY states and municipalities 
Illiteracy is not an individual phenomenon but a structural nature, is closely linked to poverty, and that the highest ratesof illiterate population are concentrated in less developed regions where education becomes a key access a better quality of life.8 last event data bear this census,in 2010, the highest rates of illiteracy among the population 15 years and over are presented in Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca (with levels above 16 percent ) 

In784 municipalities, which account for 71.7% of the population 15 years and over in the country, has a literacy rate of less than 7.9% (stratum 1 map), a good portion ofthese boundaries are located in the northern region . In contrast, 109 municipalities (which represent 0.9% of the population 15 years and over) located mainly inthe central and southeastern Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz, Chiapas and Guerrero) have higher illiteracy rates to 34.2% ( fifth stratum map), of these Cochoapa theGreat (Guerrero), Coicoyán of Flowers, St. Mary's Assumption (Oaxaca), and Mixtla Tehuipango Altamirano (Veracruz) have rates that indicate that over 55% of itspopulation is illiterate. 
In most municipalities the proportion of the population can not read or write a message is higher in women than in men. In 31 of theseboundaries, the illiteracy rate is 50% or more among women, in all cases, the difference from that record rates than men on average 18 percentage points. Note that in theGreat Cochoapa (Guerrero), St. Mary's Assumption (Oaxaca) and Tehuipango (Veracruz), more than two thirds of the female population aged 15 and over, are illiterate.