Overview

• The SEP and 32 state authorities signed the Acuerdo Secretarial to create the National Baccalaureate System, which takes effect in the 2025–26 academic year and aims for 85% upper secondary coverage by 2030.
• The Common Curricular Framework will standardize subjects—Language, Mathematical Thinking, Natural Sciences, Digital Culture, Historical Consciousness, Social Sciences, Philosophical Thought, Humanities and English—across all upper secondary subsystems.
• Graduates will earn both a baccalaureate diploma and a technical credential endorsed by higher education institutions, with digital validation and study-portability supported by the Universidad para Toda la Vida platform launching in October.
• The reform will add 37,500 new upper secondary spaces through construction of 20 new schools, expansion of 33 existing institutions and conversion of 35 secondary schools into afternoon preparatory programs.
• Health and well-being measures such as Vida Saludable and addiction prevention programs will be bolstered by a nutrition impact study in 350 schools conducted with the National Health Institute and UNICEF.