Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper 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...

Countries reporting
86
Highest
61.1%
Uganda
Lowest
2.2%
Lebanon
Median
20.0%
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
992

What the numbers show

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 61.1% in Uganda; the lowest is 2.2% in Lebanon.

The median across all reporting countries is 20.0%, and the mean is 21.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 1,614.6%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 80.3%).

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uganda 61.1% 2014 down 9.9% flat
2 Mali 55.0% 2017 up 57.5% rising
3 Niger 50.2% 2017 up 144.2% volatile
4 Kazakhstan 48.4% 2016 up 8.7% rising
5 Ghana 47.0% 2014 up 1,614.6% volatile
6 Czechia 42.3% 2017 up 3.7% rising
7 Ireland 40.6% 2017 up 77.6% rising
8 Nepal 39.0% 2015 up 62.4% rising
9 Indonesia 37.5% 2014 up 2.5% flat
10 Sierra Leone 37.3% 2019 up 1,557.5% volatile
11 Maldives 36.8% 2019 up 46.1% rising
12 Andorra 36.3% 2019 down 48.5% falling
13 Chile 35.7% 2017 up 219.5% falling
14 Sweden 34.8% 2017 up 2.6% falling
15 Finland 34.5% 2017 up 3.4% rising
16 Kenya 33.4% 2015 falling
17 Serbia 32.8% 2018 up 80.9% rising
18 Vietnam 31.8% 2013 flat
19 Estonia 31.0% 2017 up 3.1% flat
20 Cuba 29.8% 2010 down 31.8% falling
21 Australia 28.7% 2017 up 19.1% rising
22 Slovakia 28.2% 2017 down 9.3% rising
23 Jamaica 27.8% 2019 up 1,008.4% volatile
24 Austria 27.7% 2017 up 34.5% rising
25 Iceland 27.6% 2017 up 14.0% rising
26 Thailand 26.8% 2014 falling
27 Rwanda 25.9% 2018 down 36.6% falling
28 Costa Rica 25.6% 2019 up 51.0% rising
29 Latvia 24.8% 2017 up 17.7% rising
30 Poland 24.4% 2017 down 14.1% falling
31 Mongolia 24.3% 2017 down 28.4% falling
32 Guatemala 24.1% 2019 up 13.0% rising
33 Romania 23.7% 2017 down 8.1% rising
34 Slovenia 23.3% 2017 up 19.2% rising
35 Dominican Republic 23.0% 2019 up 300.3% rising
36 Moldova 23.0% 2018 down 30.6% falling
37 Brazil 22.9% 2017 up 2.2% rising
38 Malawi 22.7% 2016 down 44.4% falling
39 Norway 21.8% 2017 up 18.8% flat
40 Hungary 21.3% 2017 up 16.2% falling
41 Philippines 20.9% 2009 up 151.8% rising
42 Colombia 20.5% 2018 up 199.3% rising
43 Netherlands 20.1% 2017 down 2.4% flat
44 United Kingdom 20.0% 2017 down 8.1% rising
45 Lithuania 19.8% 2017 up 1.0% rising
46 Ethiopia 19.5% 2015 down 38.3% falling
47 Kuwait 19.0% 2014 up 97.1% volatile
48 Croatia 19.0% 2017 down 20.7% rising
49 El Salvador 18.8% 2016 down 46.8% volatile
50 Cote d'Ivoire 18.6% 2018 up 6.2% falling
51 Mexico 18.5% 2017 up 15.2% rising
52 Togo 18.4% 2016 up 73.5% falling
53 Ecuador 18.4% 2018 up 377.1% volatile
54 Bulgaria 18.1% 2017 down 0.1% falling
55 United States 17.3% 2017 flat
56 Canada 16.4% 2017 down 15.3% falling
57 Italy 16.1% 2016 up 1.3% falling
58 Spain 15.9% 2017 down 22.2% falling
59 Gabon 15.1% 2014 rising
60 Japan 15.1% 2017 up 86.3% rising
61 Germany 15.1% 2017 down 3.1% rising
62 Gambia 12.8% 2013 up 49.8% rising
63 Luxembourg 12.5% 2017 up 13.3% rising
64 Albania 12.1% 2018 down 1.7% falling
65 Denmark 12.0% 2017 down 30.3% falling
66 India 11.4% 2005 down 0.6% rising
67 Portugal 11.4% 2017 up 80.0% rising
68 Switzerland 11.2% 2016 down 24.0% falling
69 Saint Lucia 11.2% 2018 down 48.2% falling
70 Malta 10.5% 2017 down 76.7% volatile
71 Sri Lanka 10.5% 2018 down 22.9% volatile
72 Oman 9.8% 2018 up 49.9% rising
73 Morocco 9.7% 2009 up 92.3% rising
74 Jordan 8.7% 2019 down 37.2% volatile
75 Turkey 8.3% 2010 up 51.5% rising
76 Monaco 7.8% 2019 down 0.6% volatile
77 Laos 7.5% 2014 up 5.5% falling
78 Cyprus 7.4% 2017 down 9.1% flat
79 Afghanistan 7.4% 2017 up 2.5% falling
80 Paraguay 6.5% 2016 down 44.0% falling
81 Uruguay 5.7% 2018 down 12.9% volatile
82 Comoros 5.5% 2015 up 173.8% volatile
83 Argentina 5.5% 2017 down 37.3% falling
84 Senegal 2.6% 2018 down 80.3% volatile
85 Guinea 2.6% 2019 down 79.1% falling
86 Lebanon 2.2% 2013 down 32.9% volatile

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Indicator
Current expenditure other than 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, 992 data points, 1995–2019
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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/