All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public was 79.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
79.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 9 groups
All-time high
88.4%
in 2005
All-time low
71.6%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2004–2015

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2004–2015

0204060802004200920152004: 87.3 %2005: 88.4 %2007: 79.5 %2008: 71.6 %2009: 78.5 %2010: 79.6 %2011: 86.5 %2012: 81.4 %2013: 82.5 %2014: 79.2 %2015: 79.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 79.7%.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 88.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2008.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2004 to 2015.
Year % Change
2004 87.3%
2005 88.4% +1.2%
2007 79.5% -10.1%
2008 71.6% -9.9%
2009 78.5% +9.7%
2010 79.6% +1.3%
2011 86.5% +8.7%
2012 81.4% -5.9%
2013 82.5% +1.3%
2014 79.2% -4.0%
2015 79.7% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.1% 71.6% 88.4% 5
2010s 81.5% 79.2% 86.5% 6

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 1 Malawi 96.3% compare
  2. 2 Namibia 96.2% compare
  3. 3 Senegal 95.9% compare
  4. 4 Togo 94.8% compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 79.7% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2008.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 9 groups with data for 2015.
Is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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/