Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary in Mexico

Mexico: Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary was 2.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2.1%
Change on year
down 37.0%
World rank
80th
of 93 countries
All-time high
4.1%
in 2008
All-time low
2.1%
in 2017
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary in Mexico, 2001–2017

012342001200920172001: 2.4 %2002: 2.6 %2003: 2.7 %2004: 2.4 %2005: 2.7 %2006: 2.7 %2007: 3.7 %2008: 4.1 %2009: 3.9 %2010: 3.2 %2011: 3.3 %2012: 3.1 %2013: 3.3 %2014: 3.1 %2015: 2.7 %2016: 3.4 %2017: 2.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 2.1% for capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 37.0% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary in Mexico peaked at 4.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2017.

Mexico ranks 80th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%) in Mexico, 2001 to 2017.
Year % Change
2001 2.4%
2002 2.6% +9.8%
2003 2.7% +4.1%
2004 2.4% -13.1%
2005 2.7% +13.8%
2006 2.7% +0.9%
2007 3.7% +34.3%
2008 4.1% +13.4%
2009 3.9% -5.5%
2010 3.2% -18.5%
2011 3.3% +3.2%
2012 3.1% -6.2%
2013 3.3% +8.5%
2014 3.1% -8.7%
2015 2.7% -11.3%
2016 3.4% +25.2%
2017 2.1% -37.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.0% 2.4% 4.1% 9
2010s 3.0% 2.1% 3.4% 8

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 77 Senegal 2.2% compare
  2. 78 Croatia 2.2% compare
  3. 79 Madagascar 2.1% compare
  4. 81 Austria 2.0% compare
  5. 82 Jamaica 1.8% compare
  6. 83 Cuba 1.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary in Mexico?
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary in Mexico was 2.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
How does Mexico rank for capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary?
Mexico ranks 80th out of 93 countries with data for 2017.
Is capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. 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 Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,053 data points, 1995–2019
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Capital expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Capital expenditure is for education goods or assets that yield benefits for a period of more than one year. It includes expenditure for construction, renovation and major repairs of buildings and the purchase of heavy equipment or vehicles. Divide capital expenditure in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/