Mexico — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Mexico, 1989–2022.
Education spending for Mexico was 4.06% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1989 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 5.07% in 2014. The lowest was 2.28% in 1989 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.76% per year.
Mexico ranks 96 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 56%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so Mexico sits below it. It peaked in 2014 and has fallen 20% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 17%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 19 of 36 economies; St. Lucia (3.85%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 18% in 1992. That is 11% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1989 level: doubled by 2003. Doubling roughly every 40 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 47th of 54 in 1989 → 40th of 50 in 1990 → 62nd of 116 in 2000 → 47th of 130 in 2010 → 73rd of 157 in 2020 → 77th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1989 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 4.24% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 4.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 4.76% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 5.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 5.07% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 4.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 4.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 4.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 4.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 4.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 4.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 4.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.51% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 4.83% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 4.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 4.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 3.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 3.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 3.18% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 3.48% | +0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 3.01% | +0.5 pp |
| 1991 | 2.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 2.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.28% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mexico’s Education spending in 1990?
2.32% (1990). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mexico’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1989 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +77.9% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 4.06%; 2021: 4.24%; 2020: 4.5%; 2018: 4.14%; 2017: 4.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.