Education spending in Mexico
Mexico: Education spending was 4.06 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.06
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
107th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.07
in 2014
All-time low
2.28
in 1989
Years of data
30
1989–2022
Education spending in Mexico, 1989–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 4.06 for education spending in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Mexico peaked at 5.07 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.28, in 1989.
That places Mexico 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Education spending in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.28 | — |
| 1990 | 2.32 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.55 | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 3.01 | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 3.48 | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 3.5 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.18 | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 3.36 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 3.81 | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 4.03 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.24 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 4.83 | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 4.51 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 4.63 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.49 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.48 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.61 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.95 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 4.94 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.88 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.51 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 5.07 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 5.05 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.76 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 4.14 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 4.24 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 4.06 | -4.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 4.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 96% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 4.06 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.06 | 2.32 | 3.5 | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.46 | 3.81 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.27 | 4.06 | 4.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Mexico?
- Education spending in Mexico was 4.06 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 in 2014.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 in 1989.
- How does Mexico rank for education spending?
- Mexico ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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