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

16 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

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

Mexico

91.5%

in 2017

Portugal

91.9%

in 2017

Mexico rank

13th

Portugal rank

12th

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

Mexico
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 91.9% against 91.5% in Mexico, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.

Mexico ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 12th of 103 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	92.6%	94.6%	2.0%	Portugal
2010s	92.2%	89.5%	2.7%	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, Mexico or Portugal?: Portugal, at 91.9% against 91.5% in Mexico as of 2017.
What is the difference in all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public between Mexico and Portugal?: 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public?: Mexico ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 12th 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.

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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/