Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Mexico
Mexico: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 15.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Mexico, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Mexico stood at 15.9%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Mexico peaked at 16.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2011.
That places Mexico 26th out of 75 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.4% | — |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.6% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Mexico?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Mexico was 15.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2011.
- How does Mexico rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Mexico ranks 26th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release