All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Sweden

Sweden: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary was 59.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
59.8%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
72nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
61.0%
in 2004
All-time low
51.3%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2017

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Sweden, 1998–2017

02040601998200720171998: 51.3 %1999: 55.6 %2000: 54.6 %2001: 56.1 %2002: 56.3 %2003: 58.9 %2004: 61 %2005: 61 %2006: 58 %2007: 58.1 %2008: 57.5 %2009: 57.2 %2010: 57.2 %2011: 57.7 %2012: 59.6 %2013: 57.8 %2014: 59 %2015: 59.1 %2016: 58.6 %2017: 59.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 59.8% for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Sweden peaked at 61.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1998.

That places Sweden 72nd out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%) in Sweden, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 51.3%
1999 55.6% +8.4%
2000 54.6% -1.7%
2001 56.1% +2.6%
2002 56.3% +0.3%
2003 58.9% +4.6%
2004 61.0% +3.7%
2005 61.0% -0.1%
2006 58.0% -4.9%
2007 58.1% +0.2%
2008 57.5% -1.1%
2009 57.2% -0.6%
2010 57.2% +0.1%
2011 57.7% +0.8%
2012 59.6% +3.4%
2013 57.8% -3.0%
2014 59.0% +2.0%
2015 59.1% +0.1%
2016 58.6% -0.7%
2017 59.8% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.4% 51.3% 55.6% 2
2000s 57.9% 54.6% 61.0% 10
2010s 58.6% 57.2% 59.8% 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 69 Republic of Moldova 62.8% compare
  2. 70 Maldives 62.5% compare
  3. 71 Andorra 62.5% compare
  4. 73 Chile 57.7% compare
  5. 74 Ethiopia 56.4% compare
  6. 75 Finland 56.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Sweden?
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Sweden was 59.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1998.
How does Sweden rank for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary?
Sweden ranks 72nd out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 995 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/