Overview
- The federal Becas para el Bienestar program covers more than 19.5 million public‑school students with a 2026 budget of about 136.9 billion pesos.
- Government reports credit the program with reducing upper‑secondary dropout from 14.5% to 9.3% between the 2017‑18 and 2024‑25 school cycles.
- SEP estimates based on the 2025 Intercensal place net upper‑secondary enrollment at 66.3% for 2025‑26, the highest level since 2018‑19.
- The administration has set a goal to create 400,000 additional upper‑secondary places through new builds, expansions and reconversions to meet growing demand.
- Officials perform semesterly checks of enrollment and continuity to verify payments reach students, a step that could affect long‑term retention and the pace of school expansion.