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ANUIES Seeks 12.1 Billion-Peso Increase to Mexico’s 2026 Higher-Education Budget

The bid seeks to outpace inflation to begin reversing years of real funding losses.

Overview

  • ANUIES requested lifting the higher-education envelope from 195,696.1 million to 207,798 million pesos, a nominal rise of about 5% versus the government’s 4.8% GDP deflator.
  • The formal submission to the Chamber of Deputies’ Budget Committee is now pending review as lawmakers negotiate the 2026 Expenditure Budget.
  • The plan prioritizes strengthening university teaching and the professional formation of faculty, including support for the Tecnológico Nacional de México.
  • The proposal urges financial remediation for state public universities through collective contract restructuring and reinforcement of pension funds.
  • ANUIES’ annex details targeted adds across programs and flags the executive draft’s lower baseline, noting a 584.2 million-peso decrease versus 2025, only 1.5% growth for the IPN, and a 3,000 million-peso cut to the ordinary university subsidy.