How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?

12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Mexico: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public

Colombia

91.3%

in 2018

Mexico

91.5%

in 2017

Colombia rank

15th

Mexico rank

13th

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public over time

Colombia
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 91.5% against 91.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Mexico ahead.

Colombia ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 13th of 103 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	81.4%	92.0%	10.6%	Mexico
2010s	88.0%	91.9%	3.9%	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public, Colombia or Mexico?: Mexico, at 91.5% against 91.3% in Colombia as of 2017.
What is the difference in all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public between Colombia and Mexico?: 0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public?: Colombia ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 13th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs Mexico: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/all-staff-compensation-as-percent-of-total-expenditure-in-primary-public-institutions/colombia/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/all-staff-compensation-as-percent-of-total-expenditure-in-primary-public-institutions/colombia/mexico/">Colombia vs Mexico: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 112 places, 1,302 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

All staff (teacher and non-teachers) compensation expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Staff compensation includes salaries, contributions by employers for staff retirement programmes, and other allowances and benefits. Divide all staff compensation in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/