Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) by country
Non-teacher (e.g. school directors, support staff, administrative staff in local or central Ministries) 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...
What the numbers show
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 40.7% in Malta; the lowest is 0.0% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.8%, and the mean is 12.7%.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 1,272.5%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 100.0%).
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 40.7% | 2017 | up 214.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 25.9% | 2017 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 24.5% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 4 | Estonia | 24.3% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 5 | Ghana | 22.6% | 2012 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 22.4% | 2017 | up 373.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Moldova | 22.4% | 2015 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 22.4% | 2004 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 21.9% | 2017 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 21.4% | 2017 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 11 | Mali | 21.2% | 2017 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 20.1% | 2016 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 19.7% | 2017 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 19.6% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Belgium | 18.5% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 16 | Czechia | 17.7% | 2017 | up 71.6% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 16.7% | 2017 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 16.0% | 2016 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 16.0% | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 15.7% | 2014 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 14.9% | 2017 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 22 | Oman | 14.5% | 2018 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 23 | Australia | 14.1% | 2017 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 14.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Jamaica | 13.7% | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 13.5% | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 27 | Jordan | 13.2% | 2019 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 28 | Cambodia | 13.0% | 2014 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 12.2% | 2017 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 11.4% | 2017 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 10.1% | 2017 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 32 | Maldives | 10.0% | 2015 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 33 | Mexico | 9.7% | 2017 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 34 | Ecuador | 9.1% | 2018 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 35 | Andorra | 8.8% | 2019 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 8.3% | 2017 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 37 | Finland | 8.3% | 2017 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 38 | Portugal | 8.3% | 2017 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 8.2% | 2018 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 40 | Togo | 7.9% | 2016 | up 1,272.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.7% | 2018 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 42 | Albania | 7.6% | 2018 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 43 | India | 7.4% | 2005 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 44 | Austria | 7.4% | 2017 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 7.3% | 2017 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 46 | Laos | 6.5% | 2014 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 47 | Kuwait | 5.7% | 2014 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 5.4% | 2017 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 49 | Cyprus | 4.9% | 2017 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 50 | Nepal | 4.7% | 2015 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 51 | South Africa | 4.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Kenya | 3.9% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 53 | Uganda | 3.1% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 3.0% | 2019 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 2.4% | 2019 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Gambia | 1.2% | 2013 | down 90.3% | falling |
| 57 | Guinea | 1.1% | 2019 | down 96.1% | falling |
| 58 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Non-teacher (e.g. school directors, support staff, administrative staff in local or central Ministries) 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. Staff compensation includes salaries, contributions by employers for staff retirement programmes, and other allowances and benefits. To calculate the indicator, divide non-teacher 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. Limitations: Although countries responding to the UIS questionnaire on educational expenditure are required to follow common definitions for staff compensation, in some cases government budget classifications may differ. It is also often difficult to separate staff compensation between teachers and non-teachers, as these are usually grouped together in country's accounting systems. In general, respondent countries must use estimation methods to separate teacher and non-teacher staff compensation. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/