Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary 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 pre-primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 78.1% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.0% in Saint Lucia.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.1%, and the mean is 17.2%.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 1,059.5%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 96.7%).
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 78.1% | 2013 | up 164.4% | rising |
| 2 | Burundi | 73.8% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 3 | Malta | 49.9% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Andorra | 32.8% | 2019 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 5 | Austria | 31.5% | 2017 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 29.3% | 2017 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 7 | Guinea | 27.7% | 2019 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Paraguay | 26.4% | 2016 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Jamaica | 24.8% | 2019 | up 29.8% | flat |
| 10 | United States of America | 24.5% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 11 | Senegal | 24.4% | 2015 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 24.0% | 2017 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 22.2% | 2015 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 14 | Argentina | 22.1% | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.0% | 2018 | up 789.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Ghana | 20.3% | 2012 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 17 | Mali | 19.8% | 2017 | up 155.8% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 18.1% | 2017 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 19 | Switzerland | 18.0% | 2017 | up 272.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Slovakia | 16.8% | 2017 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 21 | Malaysia | 16.5% | 2019 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15.1% | 2017 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 14.6% | 2017 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 24 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.5% | 2002 | — | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 13.4% | 2017 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 26 | Uruguay | 13.3% | 2004 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 27 | Iceland | 12.8% | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Peru | 12.7% | 2019 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium | 12.2% | 2017 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 30 | Kuwait | 11.7% | 2014 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 31 | Portugal | 11.1% | 2017 | up 362.9% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 10.7% | 2019 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 10.6% | 2015 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Maldives | 10.2% | 2015 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 35 | Spain | 9.4% | 2017 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 36 | Togo | 9.3% | 2016 | up 267.7% | rising |
| 37 | Ecuador | 9.1% | 2018 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 38 | Benin | 9.0% | 2015 | up 1,059.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Mexico | 8.8% | 2011 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 8.7% | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Colombia | 7.7% | 2018 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 42 | India | 7.4% | 2005 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.0% | 2014 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 7.0% | 2017 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 45 | Niger | 6.7% | 2017 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 46 | Cameroon | 6.5% | 2013 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 47 | Nepal | 4.9% | 2015 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 48 | Jordan | 4.0% | 2010 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 1.9% | 2017 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2019 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 51 | South Africa | 0.5% | 2019 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | 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/