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Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in 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
102
Highest
87.3%
Seychelles
Lowest
0.1%
Namibia
Median
16.7%
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
1,185

What the numbers show

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 87.3% in Seychelles; the lowest is 0.1% in Namibia.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.7%, and the mean is 16.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 669.

Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 1,743.5%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 99.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Seychelles 87.3% 2016 up 595.0% volatile
2 Timor-Leste 46.0% 2014 up 382.2% rising
3 Andorra 40.1% 2019 down 27.0% falling
4 Sierra Leone 35.7% 2019 up 94.3% rising
5 Finland 33.6% 2017 up 10.6% rising
6 Chile 33.4% 2017 up 217.4% volatile
7 Czechia 32.2% 2017 up 4.9% rising
8 Maldives 31.1% 2019 up 45.3% rising
9 Uganda 30.5% 2014 up 223.9% volatile
10 Malaysia 29.7% 2019 up 493.4% rising
11 Sweden 29.5% 2017 up 10.0% falling
12 Madagascar 24.4% 2013 up 49.9% rising
13 Hungary 24.1% 2017 up 37.8% rising
14 Poland 23.3% 2017 down 10.9% flat
15 Paraguay 23.3% 2016 up 81.5% rising
16 Italy 23.1% 2017 up 35.2% rising
17 Iceland 22.9% 2017 up 15.2% rising
18 Kuwait 22.7% 2014 up 194.8% volatile
19 Estonia 22.7% 2017 down 4.0% flat
20 Austria 22.2% 2017 down 6.9% rising
21 Vanuatu 22.2% 2017 up 145.6% volatile
22 Brazil 22.0% 2017 down 16.1% rising
23 Bulgaria 21.2% 2017 down 21.0% flat
24 Benin 20.9% 2015 down 15.2% flat
25 Jamaica 20.8% 2019 up 94.6% rising
26 Costa Rica 20.6% 2019 down 8.2% rising
27 Spain 20.5% 2017 up 18.8% rising
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.4% 2017 down 2.2% falling
29 Rwanda 19.9% 2018 down 19.9% volatile
30 Slovakia 19.9% 2017 down 32.3% rising
31 Viet Nam 19.8% 2013 — rising
32 Cuba 19.8% 2010 down 29.9% falling
33 Burkina Faso 19.1% 2016 up 288.1% volatile
34 Republic of Moldova 19.1% 2018 down 43.3% falling
35 Slovenia 18.9% 2017 up 10.5% flat
36 Thailand 18.9% 2014 — volatile
37 Australia 18.7% 2017 down 5.5% rising
38 Latvia 18.5% 2017 up 1.0% rising
39 El Salvador 18.5% 2016 down 21.4% falling
40 Ecuador 18.4% 2018 up 377.1% volatile
41 Sri Lanka 18.2% 2018 up 30.4% volatile
42 Lithuania 17.8% 2017 down 7.0% falling
43 Luxembourg 17.6% 2017 up 391.8% rising
44 Netherlands 17.6% 2017 up 35.4% rising
45 Peru 17.6% 2019 up 8.2% rising
46 Guatemala 17.5% 2019 up 66.2% volatile
47 Israel 17.3% 2017 up 3.0% falling
48 United States of America 17.3% 2017 — flat
49 South Africa 17.2% 2019 up 9.5% rising
50 Kenya 17.1% 2015 — falling
51 Denmark 16.8% 2017 down 9.3% falling
52 Morocco 16.7% 2009 up 229.9% volatile
53 Germany 16.6% 2017 down 2.2% rising
54 Mali 16.4% 2017 down 18.8% falling
55 Dominican Republic 16.1% 2019 down 9.2% rising
56 Ireland 15.7% 2017 up 89.7% rising
57 Liechtenstein 15.5% 2014 up 2.1% flat
58 Romania 15.5% 2017 down 0.5% rising
59 Indonesia 15.3% 2015 down 44.5% falling
60 Mongolia 15.2% 2017 down 59.7% falling
61 Nepal 15.2% 2015 up 28.4% rising
62 Serbia 15.0% 2015 down 22.6% falling
63 Norway 14.9% 2017 down 25.0% falling
64 Philippines 14.3% 2009 up 1,743.5% volatile
65 Japan 13.9% 2017 up 24.4% rising
66 Switzerland 13.8% 2017 down 2.8% rising
67 Uruguay 13.5% 2018 down 25.2% falling
68 British Virgin Islands 13.3% 2010 up 350.3% volatile
69 Barbados 13.0% 2016 down 31.9% falling
70 Belgium 11.6% 2017 — flat
71 India 11.4% 2005 down 0.6% rising
72 Guyana 11.0% 2012 down 63.5% falling
73 Cape Verde 10.8% 2016 up 36.7% volatile
74 Cyprus 10.6% 2017 up 5.7% rising
75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.3% 2014 down 48.1% falling
76 Ethiopia 9.9% 2015 up 15.5% rising
77 Jordan 9.7% 2019 up 200.0% rising
78 Cameroon 9.7% 2013 up 57.1% rising
79 Turks and Caicos Islands 9.3% 2018 up 554.4% falling
80 Gambia 8.3% 2013 up 1,084.2% volatile
81 Niger 8.0% 2017 up 4.3% rising
82 Ghana 7.8% 2014 down 67.1% volatile
83 Saint Lucia 7.6% 2018 down 60.3% flat
84 Portugal 7.5% 2017 down 3.2% volatile
85 Afghanistan 7.3% 2017 up 1.4% falling
86 Zambia 7.2% 2017 up 46.7% rising
87 Argentina 6.7% 2017 down 31.7% falling
88 Mexico 6.7% 2017 up 12.3% rising
89 Aruba 6.3% 2016 up 41.5% rising
90 Côte d'Ivoire 6.3% 2018 down 64.4% falling
91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.0% 2018 down 41.8% volatile
92 Comoros 5.4% 2015 down 64.4% volatile
93 Monaco 4.5% 2019 down 53.4% volatile
94 Togo 4.4% 2016 up 77.8% falling
95 Eritrea 4.3% 2005 down 67.4% volatile
96 Colombia 4.1% 2018 down 83.4% volatile
97 Gabon 3.4% 2014 — falling
98 Malta 3.3% 2017 down 51.8% falling
99 Guinea 3.2% 2019 down 74.3% volatile
100 Malawi 2.9% 2016 down 74.5% volatile
101 Senegal 2.5% 2018 down 75.8% volatile
102 Namibia 0.1% 2017 down 99.5% volatile

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Indicator
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,185 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/