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Mexico Expands Rita Cetina Scholarship to All Public Primary and Secondary Students in 2026

The Education Ministry says the universalization aims to keep children in school by removing financial barriers.

Overview

  • Education Secretary Mario Delgado said the rollout will add 6th, 5th and 4th grades in January 2026 and 3rd, 2nd and 1st grades in September 2026.
  • The Secretaría de Educación Pública projects the program will reach more than 20 million students nationwide once primary grades are included.
  • According to SEP figures, beneficiaries grew from 5,603,611 to 8,864,448 during the 2024–2025 school year, supported by 75 billion pesos in funding.
  • Beneficiary households rose 68.7% to 7,041,356, and nine in ten students in public secondary schools in the escolarizada modality already receive a scholarship.
  • For the 2025–2026 school year, secondary-level support stands at 1,900 pesos every two months per family, plus 700 pesos for each additional secondary student.