Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Mexico
Mexico: Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 3,239 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Mexico, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 3,239 for initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in 2022.
That represents a change of up 76.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Mexico peaked at 3,749 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,832, in 2021.
That places Mexico 9th out of 54 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,947 | — |
| 2002 | 3,515 | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 3,494 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3,375 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3,373 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,466 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3,261 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 3,122 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 3,475 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 3,287 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 3,199 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2,932 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 2,888 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,698 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 2,544 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 2,510 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,124 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 3,749 | +76.6% |
| 2019 | 3,655 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,958 | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 1,832 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 3,239 | +76.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3,239 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,133, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 3,239 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,594, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +76.8% | 1,832 | 3,239 |
| 2018 | +76.6% | 2,124 | 3,749 |
| 2020 | -46.4% | 3,655 | 1,958 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,336 | 2,947 | 3,515 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,958 | 2,124 | 3,749 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,343 | 1,832 | 3,239 | 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 initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Mexico?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Mexico was 3,239 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3,749 in 2018.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,832 in 2021.
- How does Mexico rank for initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- Mexico ranks 9th out of 54 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release