Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Mexico

Mexico: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ was 8,188 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
8,188 millions
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
11th
of 99 countries
All-time high
10,470 millions
in 2014
All-time low
2,668 millions
in 1999
Years of data
19
1998–2017

Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Mexico, 1998–2017

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1998200720171998: 2.9k millions1999: 2.7k millions2001: 5.6k millions2002: 4.0k millions2003: 4.8k millions2004: 4.5k millions2005: 5.2k millions2006: 5.6k millions2007: 6.3k millions2008: 7.0k millions2009: 6.3k millions2010: 7.4k millions2011: 8.6k millions2012: 9.1k millions2013: 9.8k millions2014: 10.5k millions2015: 9.3k millions2016: 8.3k millions2017: 8.2k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Mexico stood at 8,188 millions.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Mexico peaked at 10,470 millions in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,668 millions, in 1999.

That places Mexico 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ (millions) in Mexico, 1998 to 2017.
Year millions Change
1998 2,866 millions —
1999 2,668 millions -6.9%
2001 5,569 millions +108.8%
2002 4,013 millions -27.9%
2003 4,795 millions +19.5%
2004 4,478 millions -6.6%
2005 5,203 millions +16.2%
2006 5,619 millions +8.0%
2007 6,348 millions +13.0%
2008 6,958 millions +9.6%
2009 6,294 millions -9.5%
2010 7,420 millions +17.9%
2011 8,598 millions +15.9%
2012 9,069 millions +5.5%
2013 9,805 millions +8.1%
2014 10,470 millions +6.8%
2015 9,298 millions -11.2%
2016 8,292 millions -10.8%
2017 8,188 millions -1.3%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 8,188 millions is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 288.01 millions, 28.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 8,188 millions is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 473.7 millions, 17.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +108.8% 2,668 millions 5,569 millions

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,767 millions 2,668 millions 2,866 millions 2
2000s 5,475 millions 4,013 millions 6,958 millions 9
2010s 8,893 millions 7,420 millions 10,470 millions 8

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 8 Canada 19,280 millions compare
  2. 9 Spain 10,904 millions compare
  3. 10 Australia 8,395 millions compare
  4. 12 Sweden 6,620 millions compare
  5. 13 Switzerland 6,029 millions compare
  6. 14 Argentina 5,702 millions compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

More reference data data for Mexico

All data for Mexico →

Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Mexico?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Mexico was 8,188 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 10,470 millions in 2014.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 2,668 millions in 1999.
How does Mexico rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$?
Mexico ranks 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Mexico. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-on-upper-secondary-education-us-millions/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-on-upper-secondary-education-us-millions/mexico/">Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Mexico</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,181 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/