Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Mexico
Mexico: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 2.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Mexico, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Mexico stood at 2.3%.
The figure is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Mexico peaked at 2.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2017.
Mexico ranks 27th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.5% | — |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -46.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +100.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -39.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 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 initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Mexico?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Mexico was 2.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 27th out of 61 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release