Denmark vs Sweden: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 15.7% against 14.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st of 59 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 14.5% | 11.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 17.6% | 8.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 16.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 15.7% against 14.9% in Sweden as of 2014.
- What is the difference in non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Non-teacher (e.g. school directors, support staff, administrative staff in local or central Ministries) 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. To calculate the indicator, divide non-teacher 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. Limitations: Although countries responding to the UIS questionnaire on educational expenditure are required to follow common definitions for staff compensation, in some cases government budget classifications may differ. It is also often difficult to separate staff compensation between teachers and non-teachers, as these are usually grouped together in country's accounting systems. In general, respondent countries must use estimation methods to separate teacher and non-teacher staff compensation. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/