Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mexico
Mexico: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mexico, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mexico stood at 0.7%.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mexico peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.
Mexico ranks 60th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +65.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -29.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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 government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mexico?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mexico was 0.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- How does Mexico rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Mexico ranks 60th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release