* Under this category are grouped all the teaching academic institutions to form teachers for the different education levels.
** In each of the categories, the number is not the actual total as there may be establishments that offer a combination of educational services.
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Mexico: number of higher education institutions 2017/2018, by type
In the academic year 2017/2018, the majority of higher education institutions operating in Mexico were private. Event though 591 public universities or technological institutes were publicly funded, the number of private universities amounted to 2,637 in that school year.
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Ministry of Public Education (Mexico). (September 30, 2018). Number of higher education institutions in Mexico in the academic year 2017/18, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/706329/institutes-higher-education-mexico-ownership/
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