Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in pre-primary 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
89
Highest
100.0%
Uganda
Lowest
0.4%
Niger
Median
19.2%
Years covered
22
1998–2019
Data points
1,089

What the numbers show

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uganda; the lowest is 0.4% in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.2%, and the mean is 21.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 234.

Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 4,457.4%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 94.4%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uganda 100.0% 2014 unchanged flat
2 Mali 61.8% 2017 up 287.0% volatile
3 Philippines 55.5% 2009 up 74.1% rising
4 Azerbaijan 52.0% 2018 down 5.9% falling
5 Chile 44.4% 2017 up 630.4% volatile
6 Kazakhstan 42.1% 2016 down 19.1% falling
7 Finland 41.4% 2017 up 34.2% rising
8 Serbia 41.1% 2018 up 75.1% rising
9 Seychelles 36.5% 2016 up 1,102.8% volatile
10 Dominican Republic 35.5% 2019 up 115.5% rising
11 Moldova 33.5% 2018 down 19.5% falling
12 Belarus 32.4% 2017 down 1.6% flat
13 Andorra 31.9% 2019 down 6.3% rising
14 Poland 31.2% 2017 down 48.0% falling
15 Bulgaria 31.1% 2017 up 7.2% flat
16 Maldives 31.1% 2019 up 45.3% rising
17 Cuba 30.6% 2010 down 22.2% flat
18 Vietnam 30.5% 2013 rising
19 Senegal 29.6% 2018 up 4,457.4% volatile
20 Mongolia 29.5% 2017 down 18.7% falling
21 Slovakia 28.8% 2017 down 20.9% rising
22 Jamaica 27.8% 2019 up 192.7% volatile
23 South Africa 27.2% 2019 down 42.9% falling
24 Iceland 26.6% 2017 up 7.6% rising
25 Lithuania 26.1% 2017 up 11.6% flat
26 United Kingdom 24.7% 2017 up 55.9% rising
27 Sweden 24.6% 2017 up 63.3% rising
28 Paraguay 24.6% 2016 up 124.0% volatile
29 Kyrgyzstan 23.7% 2017 down 57.0% falling
30 Czechia 23.4% 2017 down 22.1% falling
31 Latvia 23.3% 2017 down 1.7% rising
32 Croatia 23.2% 2017 up 4.3% volatile
33 Burundi 22.7% 2013 up 72.5% rising
34 Slovenia 22.5% 2017 down 29.6% falling
35 Indonesia 22.5% 2014 up 72.6% rising
36 Israel 22.2% 2017 down 25.7% falling
37 Italy 22.0% 2017 up 10.8% flat
38 Uruguay 21.8% 2018 up 20.8% falling
39 Austria 21.2% 2017 up 3.3% falling
40 Brazil 20.9% 2011 up 11.0% rising
41 Spain 20.8% 2017 down 1.6% rising
42 Romania 20.4% 2017 down 12.5% flat
43 Benin 19.8% 2015 up 116.3% rising
44 Malaysia 19.3% 2019 down 41.7% flat
45 Guyana 19.2% 2012 down 46.0% falling
46 Cyprus 19.1% 2017 up 17.6% volatile
47 Barbados 19.1% 2005 falling
48 Denmark 18.8% 2017 down 3.2% falling
49 Ethiopia 18.7% 2015 down 22.0% falling
50 Portugal 18.6% 2017 down 7.3% volatile
51 Ecuador 18.4% 2018 up 377.1% volatile
52 El Salvador 18.0% 2016 down 56.3% volatile
53 Hungary 17.9% 2017 down 12.8% flat
54 Guatemala 17.8% 2019 up 12.9% flat
55 Luxembourg 17.6% 2017 up 391.8% rising
56 Germany 17.6% 2017 down 44.9% falling
57 Netherlands 17.6% 2017 up 34.7% rising
58 Peru 17.5% 2019 down 7.1% rising
59 United States 17.3% 2017 flat
60 Kuwait 16.8% 2014 up 37.5% rising
61 Liechtenstein 16.5% 2014 down 3.3% falling
62 Japan 15.7% 2017 up 32.7% rising
63 Switzerland 14.9% 2017 up 116.8% rising
64 Turks and Caicos Islands 14.7% 2002 falling
65 Costa Rica 13.3% 2019 up 164.0% volatile
66 Belgium 12.2% 2017 up 16.4% rising
67 Nepal 12.1% 2015 down 66.3% falling
68 Ireland 12.1% 2015 up 7.5% falling
69 India 11.4% 2005 down 0.6% rising
70 Norway 11.3% 2017 down 21.4% falling
71 Laos 10.9% 2014 down 34.3% falling
72 Colombia 10.4% 2018 down 58.1% volatile
73 Ghana 9.2% 2014 up 417.9% volatile
74 Burkina Faso 8.9% 2016 volatile
75 Kenya 8.7% 2015 falling
76 Cameroon 8.5% 2013 up 38.1% rising
77 Argentina 7.3% 2017 down 34.9% falling
78 Mexico 5.2% 2011 up 13.8% rising
79 Aruba 5.1% 2016 up 52.9% rising
80 Monaco 4.6% 2019 up 29.7% volatile
81 Comoros 4.5% 2015 down 85.1% volatile
82 Togo 4.5% 2016 down 48.7% falling
83 Cote d'Ivoire 3.8% 2018 down 73.0% falling
84 Malta 3.3% 2017 down 45.1% volatile
85 Jordan 2.0% 2019 up 213.4% falling
86 Guinea 1.9% 2019 down 9.9% volatile
87 Gabon 1.2% 2014 falling
88 Thailand 1.1% 2014 falling
89 Niger 0.4% 2017 down 94.4% volatile

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Indicator
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,089 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) 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/