* The question originally asked to the respondents was: "Do you read in any indigenous language?". Only 3.4 percent of the respondents read in any of the indigenous languages existing in the country. Thus, the statistic distributes this percentage among the most mentioned indigenous languages during the study.
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Indigenous languages read by the population Mexico 2015
This statistic shows the percentage distribution of the population that did read in an indigenous language in Mexico in 2015, by type of language. Of the percentage of respondents who stated they read in one of the country's indigenous languages, more than ** percent did so in Nahuatl.
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Ministry of Culture (Mexico). (September 29, 2016). Percentage distribution of the population that did read in an indigenous language in Mexico in 2015, by type of language [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1634722/indigenous-languages-read-by-the-population-mexico/
Ministry of Culture (Mexico). "Percentage distribution of the population that did read in an indigenous language in Mexico in 2015, by type of language." Chart. September 29, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1634722/indigenous-languages-read-by-the-population-mexico/
Ministry of Culture (Mexico). (2016). Percentage distribution of the population that did read in an indigenous language in Mexico in 2015, by type of language. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1634722/indigenous-languages-read-by-the-population-mexico/
Ministry of Culture (Mexico). "Percentage Distribution of The Population That Did Read in An Indigenous Language in Mexico in 2015, by Type of Language." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Sep 2016, /statistics/1634722/indigenous-languages-read-by-the-population-mexico/
Ministry of Culture (Mexico), Percentage distribution of the population that did read in an indigenous language in Mexico in 2015, by type of language ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1634722/indigenous-languages-read-by-the-population-mexico/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Percentage distribution of the population that did read in an indigenous language in Mexico in 2015, by type of language [Graph], Ministry of Culture (Mexico), September 29, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1634722/indigenous-languages-read-by-the-population-mexico/
