Resumen

PEREZ-RAMOS, Tiffany Abigail; MEJIA-PEREZ, Gustavo  y  GONZALEZ-CALLEJAS, José Luis. Higher education markets in Oaxaca: Shifts and continuities during the 2018-2024 administration. Sinéctica [online]. 2025, n.65, e1722.  Epub 06-Oct-2025. ISSN 2007-7033.  https://doi.org/10.31391/sarz1535.

This paper analyzes the socio-spatial transformations of higher education markets in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, during the 2018-2024 presidential term, from the perspective of the geography of educational markets. Based on data from institutional sources, maps of higher education markets were developed for the state’s eight regions at both the beginning and end of the period, to compare changes in the provision of tertiary education. Data were collected on school-based higher education offerings (normal schools and bachelor's degrees), as well as on the type of administrative control (public or private). Additionally, the distribution of enrollment was analyzed at the state level, disaggregated by administrative control and gender. The results show a general increase in both the availability and enrollment in higher education; however, this growth is uneven and marked by territorial disparities: regions with a high concentration of institutions coexist with others offering few or no educational opportunities. The study concludes that, despite the overall expansion of educational offerings and enrollment, and certain advances in coverage and decentralization, there was no structural transformation of the higher education markets in Oaxaca during the 2018-2024 period.

Palabras llave : higher education; access to education; educational opportunities; educational policy; regional imbalances.

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