All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) by country
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...
What the numbers show
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 93.7% in Malta; the lowest is 3.6% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.1%, and the mean is 73.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 2,551.9%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 95.6%).
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in lower secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 93.7% | 2017 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 2 | El Salvador | 93.3% | 2017 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 3 | Comoros | 93.1% | 2017 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 4 | Ghana | 92.8% | 2014 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 5 | Albania | 92.5% | 2018 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 92.1% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Colombia | 91.5% | 2018 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 8 | Uruguay | 90.5% | 2018 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 9 | Monaco | 89.9% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 10 | Belgium | 89.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 11 | Cyprus | 89.4% | 2017 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 88.1% | 2017 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 13 | Malawi | 88.1% | 2016 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 87.8% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 15 | Oman | 87.1% | 2018 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 85.9% | 2018 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 17 | Senegal | 84.9% | 2018 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 18 | Togo | 84.6% | 2016 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 19 | Kenya | 84.4% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 20 | Spain | 84.0% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 21 | India | 83.1% | 2005 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 22 | Paraguay | 82.3% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 81.9% | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 81.8% | 2017 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 25 | Kuwait | 81.7% | 2014 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 26 | Ecuador | 81.6% | 2018 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 27 | Gambia | 81.3% | 2013 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 80.0% | 2017 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 29 | Germany | 79.6% | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Jordan | 79.1% | 2019 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 31 | Jamaica | 78.7% | 2019 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 32 | Brazil | 78.5% | 2017 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 78.1% | 2018 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 34 | Switzerland | 78.0% | 2017 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 77.7% | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 77.5% | 2017 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 77.3% | 2017 | up 38.6% | flat |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 76.8% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 39 | Lithuania | 76.7% | 2017 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 40 | Cameroon | 76.3% | 2013 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 75.6% | 2019 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 75.2% | 2017 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 75.1% | 2017 | up 23.5% | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 74.8% | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 45 | Indonesia | 74.2% | 2015 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 46 | United States | 73.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 47 | Denmark | 73.5% | 2017 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 48 | Austria | 73.3% | 2017 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 49 | Japan | 73.3% | 2017 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 50 | Niger | 73.1% | 2017 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 51 | Australia | 72.9% | 2017 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 52 | Hungary | 72.7% | 2017 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 53 | Netherlands | 72.3% | 2017 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 54 | Laos | 71.5% | 2014 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 71.3% | 2016 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 56 | Rwanda | 71.1% | 2018 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 57 | Norway | 70.9% | 2017 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 58 | Poland | 70.5% | 2017 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 59 | Morocco | 69.6% | 2009 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 60 | Moldova | 69.3% | 2018 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 61 | Latvia | 69.1% | 2017 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 62 | Mongolia | 68.9% | 2017 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 63 | Cambodia | 68.7% | 2014 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 68.4% | 2009 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 68.0% | 2018 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 66 | Guatemala | 67.7% | 2019 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 67 | Estonia | 67.5% | 2017 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 68 | Iceland | 67.2% | 2017 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 69 | Sweden | 67.1% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 70 | Maldives | 64.8% | 2019 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 71 | Ethiopia | 64.5% | 2015 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 72 | Cuba | 63.8% | 2010 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 73 | Mali | 61.8% | 2017 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 61.6% | 2019 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 75 | Andorra | 60.7% | 2019 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 76 | Gabon | 59.6% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 77 | Vietnam | 58.6% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 78 | Chile | 56.6% | 2017 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 79 | Nepal | 56.1% | 2015 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 80 | Czechia | 56.0% | 2017 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 81 | Finland | 54.6% | 2017 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 82 | Ireland | 53.0% | 2017 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 30.2% | 2019 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 84 | Uganda | 22.4% | 2014 | up 2,551.9% | rising |
| 85 | Guinea | 3.6% | 2019 | down 95.6% | falling |
About this data
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/