Overview

• SEP said the package reflects a 3.4% real increase over 2025 as the government emphasizes scholarships and school infrastructure.
• The scholarships envelope will exceed 185,000 million pesos, with Rita Cetina expanding to primary in two stages to reach 21.6 million beneficiaries and add about 50,000 million pesos.
• Upper‑secondary capacity will grow by 50,000 seats in 2026 through 20 new preparatorias, 60 expansions and 30 telebachilleratos, reaching 73% of the administration’s 120,000‑seat goal.
• Higher education will receive 167,000 million pesos, including UNAM about 53,700 million, IPN about 22,400 million and UAM more than 10,000 million, plus funding for Rosario Castellanos and Universidades para el Bienestar.
• Reports diverge on the 2026 allocation for La Escuela es Nuestra, cited as 1,000 million pesos in some coverage and 26,000 million in others, though officials described goals to serve 75,000 basic schools and complete interventions in all preparatorias.