Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Mexico
Mexico: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary was 2.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Mexico, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Mexico stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Mexico peaked at 8.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2019.
Mexico ranks 90th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.3% | — |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -36.8% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +92.0% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -40.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +46.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -37.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.7% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 2.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Mexico?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Mexico was 2.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Mexico ranks 90th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release