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Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in 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). Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure other than for staff compensation...

Countries reporting
100
Highest
80.8%
Guinea
Lowest
0.9%
Guinea-Bissau
Median
21.8%
Years covered
22
1998–2019
Data points
1,176

What the numbers show

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in public institutions (%) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 80.8% in Guinea; the lowest is 0.9% in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 21.8%, and the mean is 23.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 86.

Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Cape Verde (up 472.3%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 88.3%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guinea 80.8% 2019 up 333.1% volatile
2 Seychelles 64.5% 2016 up 116.9% rising
3 Andorra 62.7% 2019 up 42.9% rising
4 Uganda 48.3% 2014 up 301.0% rising
5 East Timor 46.4% 2014 up 101.1% rising
6 Rwanda 44.8% 2016 up 78.8% rising
7 Ireland 41.1% 2017 up 139.0% rising
8 Cuba 40.5% 2010 up 12.3% rising
9 Chile 38.6% 2017 up 115.7% falling
10 Barbados 38.5% 2017 up 197.8% volatile
11 Maldives 38.4% 2016 up 59.5% rising
12 Mali 38.0% 2017 up 209.0% rising
13 Finland 35.9% 2017 up 9.6% rising
14 Serbia 35.9% 2018 up 56.5% rising
15 Czechia 34.5% 2017 down 5.4% rising
16 Thailand 31.8% 2014 — falling
17 Kenya 31.6% 2015 — falling
18 Vietnam 31.3% 2013 — rising
19 Iceland 30.3% 2017 up 44.4% rising
20 Sweden 29.8% 2017 up 1.2% falling
21 Madagascar 29.5% 2013 up 21.1% rising
22 Azerbaijan 29.2% 2018 down 5.1% rising
23 Malaysia 28.1% 2019 up 78.8% rising
24 Slovakia 27.7% 2017 down 21.4% rising
25 Belarus 27.4% 2017 down 6.6% falling
26 Guatemala 27.3% 2019 up 175.7% rising
27 Senegal 27.2% 2016 up 60.2% rising
28 Estonia 27.0% 2017 down 6.2% falling
29 Kazakhstan 26.8% 2018 down 21.7% falling
30 Italy 26.0% 2017 up 28.9% rising
31 Niger 25.8% 2017 up 89.8% rising
32 Austria 25.7% 2017 up 5.2% rising
33 Romania 25.4% 2017 down 34.7% flat
34 South Africa 25.2% 2019 up 20.6% rising
35 El Salvador 25.0% 2016 down 3.0% rising
36 Nepal 24.9% 2015 up 38.5% rising
37 Poland 24.6% 2017 down 19.0% falling
38 Sierra Leone 24.5% 2011 — flat
39 Peru 24.2% 2019 up 64.2% rising
40 Indonesia 24.1% 2015 down 28.6% falling
41 Macao 24.0% 2018 down 21.2% rising
42 Sri Lanka 24.0% 2018 up 52.2% rising
43 Moldova 23.5% 2018 down 24.3% falling
44 Canada 23.4% 2013 down 11.1% flat
45 Hungary 23.0% 2017 up 2.3% rising
46 Brazil 22.9% 2017 down 5.6% rising
47 Bulgaria 22.9% 2017 down 2.7% falling
48 Guyana 22.5% 2012 down 26.0% falling
49 Benin 22.2% 2015 up 66.2% rising
50 Mongolia 21.8% 2017 down 51.3% flat
51 Lithuania 21.7% 2017 up 8.8% rising
52 Slovenia 21.5% 2017 down 5.6% flat
53 Jamaica 21.2% 2019 up 203.3% rising
54 Latvia 21.1% 2017 up 4.5% rising
55 Vanuatu 20.8% 2017 up 83.3% volatile
56 Russia 20.7% 2017 down 15.5% falling
57 Croatia 20.6% 2017 down 32.7% falling
58 United Kingdom 20.6% 2017 down 2.8% falling
59 Burundi 20.5% 2012 up 15.6% rising
60 Netherlands 20.2% 2017 up 7.4% rising
61 Denmark 19.9% 2017 up 12.1% flat
62 Germany 19.8% 2017 down 3.9% rising
63 Ethiopia 19.4% 2015 down 1.2% falling
64 Japan 19.3% 2017 down 6.7% rising
65 Norway 18.8% 2017 down 15.6% falling
66 Spain 18.6% 2017 up 8.9% rising
67 Philippines 18.4% 2009 up 158.8% rising
68 Ghana 18.2% 2014 down 14.1% rising
69 Luxembourg 17.4% 2017 up 7.4% rising
70 Paraguay 17.0% 2016 up 29.2% falling
71 Jordan 16.5% 2019 — flat
72 Israel 16.2% 2017 down 14.5% falling
73 Bangladesh 16.0% 2019 down 24.3% falling
74 Switzerland 15.3% 2016 down 4.5% rising
75 Turkey 14.9% 2006 up 203.5% rising
76 Armenia 14.6% 2017 up 75.7% rising
77 Cote d'Ivoire 14.6% 2018 down 38.5% falling
78 Uruguay 14.5% 2018 up 3.1% falling
79 Kyrgyzstan 14.4% 2017 down 48.6% falling
80 Malta 14.2% 2017 down 30.4% falling
81 Portugal 14.0% 2017 up 3.9% rising
82 Belgium 14.0% 2017 up 2.9% rising
83 Mexico 12.9% 2017 up 12.1% rising
84 Laos 12.4% 2014 down 17.9% falling
85 Cape Verde 12.2% 2016 up 472.3% volatile
86 Cyprus 12.1% 2017 up 10.2% rising
87 Greece 11.0% 2005 down 25.6% falling
88 India 9.0% 2005 up 24.5% rising
89 Afghanistan 9.0% 2015 down 3.7% flat
90 Gambia 7.4% 2012 — falling
91 Togo 7.1% 2016 up 16.6% falling
92 Aruba 7.0% 2016 up 13.6% flat
93 Argentina 7.0% 2017 down 18.0% falling
94 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.5% 2018 down 52.4% volatile
95 Albania 6.2% 2018 down 46.4% falling
96 Monaco 6.0% 2019 down 38.5% volatile
97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.6% 2010 down 40.0% volatile
98 Colombia 4.2% 2018 down 84.8% volatile
99 Lebanon 2.4% 2013 up 48.9% volatile
100 Guinea-Bissau 0.9% 2013 down 88.3% volatile

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Indicator
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
100 places, 1,176 data points, 1998–2019
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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). 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 by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/