Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary 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 post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 1.8% in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.8%, and the mean is 40.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 56.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 2,437.8%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 89.5%).
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | up 248.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Senegal | 84.6% | 2015 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Austria | 79.9% | 2017 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 78.1% | 2017 | up 485.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Guyana | 74.0% | 2012 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 7 | Eritrea | 71.9% | 2005 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 8 | Niger | 71.8% | 2017 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 59.2% | 2015 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 58.6% | 2009 | up 165.1% | rising |
| 11 | Ireland | 55.7% | 2017 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 53.6% | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 13 | Maldives | 52.5% | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 50.3% | 2013 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 50.2% | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 48.5% | 2017 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 17 | Seychelles | 46.2% | 2016 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 45.4% | 2018 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 44.8% | 2016 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 20 | Jamaica | 43.6% | 2019 | up 2,437.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 42.9% | 2018 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Gabon | 40.8% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 38.0% | 2019 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Belarus | 36.9% | 2017 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 35.4% | 2017 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 26 | Cuba | 35.1% | 2010 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 32.5% | 2013 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 32.5% | 2017 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Latvia | 32.0% | 2017 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 30 | Sweden | 31.5% | 2017 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 29.7% | 2015 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 29.5% | 2011 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Moldova | 28.9% | 2018 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 34 | Greece | 28.7% | 2017 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Iceland | 28.0% | 2017 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 25.3% | 2017 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 37 | Rwanda | 25.3% | 2018 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 25.3% | 2017 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 39 | Mongolia | 25.1% | 2017 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 40 | Slovakia | 23.7% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 41 | Hungary | 23.6% | 2017 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.2% | 2017 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 23.2% | 2015 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 21.8% | 2017 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 45 | Romania | 20.3% | 2017 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 46 | Germany | 20.2% | 2017 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.9% | 2014 | up 196.1% | rising |
| 48 | Switzerland | 14.6% | 2007 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 49 | Morocco | 10.0% | 2008 | up 196.6% | rising |
| 50 | Kenya | 9.2% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 5.2% | 2017 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 1.8% | 2019 | down 89.5% | 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/