Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) by country
Current expenditure other than for staff 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. Current expenditure...
What the numbers show
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 93.2% in Guinea; the lowest is 0.0% in Barbados.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.6%, and the mean is 20.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,507.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in British Virgin Islands (up 2,806.4%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 99.9%).
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 93.2% | 2019 | up 644.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Uganda | 57.7% | 2014 | up 697.2% | rising |
| 3 | Mali | 51.3% | 2017 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 4 | East Timor | 42.9% | 2014 | up 184.3% | rising |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 41.8% | 2019 | up 760.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Ireland | 41.1% | 2017 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 7 | Czechia | 37.9% | 2017 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 8 | Andorra | 37.5% | 2019 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 9 | Chile | 36.3% | 2017 | up 220.9% | falling |
| 10 | Nepal | 36.2% | 2015 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 11 | Cambodia | 35.6% | 2014 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 12 | Maldives | 34.9% | 2019 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 34.1% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 33.8% | 2018 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 32.9% | 2019 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Cuba | 32.4% | 2010 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 32.0% | 2017 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 18 | Niger | 30.1% | 2017 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 19 | Burundi | 29.9% | 2011 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 29.8% | 2014 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 29.2% | 2019 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 28.9% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 23 | Guyana | 28.8% | 2012 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 24 | Seychelles | 28.6% | 2016 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Iceland | 27.4% | 2017 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 27.2% | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 27 | Madagascar | 26.9% | 2013 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 26.6% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 29 | Vietnam | 26.3% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 25.1% | 2017 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 24.9% | 2017 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 24.6% | 2019 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Austria | 24.6% | 2017 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 24.4% | 2019 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 24.3% | 2019 | up 323.1% | rising |
| 36 | Australia | 23.6% | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 23.0% | 2014 | up 484.7% | rising |
| 38 | Jamaica | 22.7% | 2019 | up 566.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 22.7% | 2019 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 22.4% | 2017 | up 19.7% | flat |
| 41 | Mongolia | 22.3% | 2017 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 22.0% | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 43 | Rwanda | 21.6% | 2018 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 21.3% | 2017 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 45 | Indonesia | 21.2% | 2015 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 21.2% | 2017 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 21.0% | 2017 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 20.9% | 2009 | up 138.9% | rising |
| 49 | Gabon | 20.7% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 50 | British Virgin Islands | 20.2% | 2015 | up 2,806.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Moldova | 20.0% | 2018 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 52 | United Kingdom | 20.0% | 2017 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 53 | Thailand | 19.8% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 19.6% | 2017 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 55 | Norway | 18.9% | 2017 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 56 | El Salvador | 18.7% | 2016 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 57 | Kuwait | 18.6% | 2014 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Lithuania | 18.5% | 2017 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 59 | Netherlands | 18.4% | 2017 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 60 | Ecuador | 18.4% | 2018 | up 377.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Benin | 17.4% | 2015 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 62 | United States | 17.3% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 63 | Eritrea | 17.0% | 2005 | up 346.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Togo | 15.9% | 2016 | up 374.0% | rising |
| 65 | South Africa | 15.7% | 2019 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 66 | Spain | 14.9% | 2017 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 67 | Germany | 14.8% | 2017 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 68 | Japan | 14.6% | 2017 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 69 | Denmark | 14.2% | 2017 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 70 | Malawi | 13.4% | 2016 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 71 | Gambia | 13.4% | 2013 | up 29.4% | flat |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 13.0% | 2017 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 73 | Vanuatu | 12.5% | 2017 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Italy | 12.0% | 2015 | down 32.3% | flat |
| 75 | Switzerland | 11.9% | 2015 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 76 | Mexico | 11.6% | 2017 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 11.5% | 2015 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 78 | India | 11.4% | 2005 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 79 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.4% | 2018 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 80 | Morocco | 11.2% | 2009 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 81 | Portugal | 11.2% | 2017 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 11.2% | 2018 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 10.4% | 2018 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Zambia | 9.9% | 2017 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Laos | 9.9% | 2014 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 86 | Oman | 9.8% | 2018 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 9.6% | 2016 | up 577.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Jordan | 9.3% | 2019 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 89 | Israel | 8.6% | 2017 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 90 | Namibia | 8.2% | 2017 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Aruba | 8.2% | 2016 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 92 | Paraguay | 8.1% | 2016 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 93 | Cyprus | 8.0% | 2017 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 94 | Monaco | 8.0% | 2019 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 7.4% | 2017 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 96 | Malta | 7.3% | 2017 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Colombia | 7.1% | 2018 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.8% | 2018 | up 70.4% | flat |
| 99 | Greece | 6.1% | 2017 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 100 | Uruguay | 6.0% | 2018 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Albania | 5.9% | 2018 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Argentina | 5.8% | 2017 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 103 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.7% | 2018 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 104 | Comoros | 5.4% | 2015 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Senegal | 4.2% | 2018 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Cameroon | 2.6% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 107 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
About this data
Current expenditure other than for staff 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. Current expenditure other than for staff compensation includes expenditure on school books and teaching materials, ancillary services (ex. food, transport), and administration and other support activities. Divide current expenditure other than 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/