Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 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 public institutions (%) is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 44.3% in Sri Lanka; the lowest is 0.0% in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.9%, and the mean is 14.0%.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 1,144.3%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 100.0%).
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 44.3% | 2018 | up 263.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Denmark | 41.6% | 2012 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 3 | Malta | 36.5% | 2017 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 4 | Estonia | 28.1% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 5 | Moldova | 27.8% | 2014 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 6 | Lithuania | 26.8% | 2017 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 25.9% | 2007 | — | falling |
| 8 | Argentina | 22.2% | 2017 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 9 | Paraguay | 21.5% | 2016 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 20.4% | 2017 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 11 | Canada | 18.7% | 2013 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 12 | Iceland | 18.0% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 13 | Uruguay | 17.9% | 2004 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 17.9% | 2017 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 15 | Slovakia | 17.5% | 2017 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 17.0% | 2017 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 17.0% | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 18 | Ghana | 16.8% | 2012 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 16.5% | 2017 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 20 | Malaysia | 16.3% | 2019 | up 1,144.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.3% | 2018 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 15.1% | 2019 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Finland | 14.5% | 2017 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 24 | South Africa | 13.1% | 2019 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 12.3% | 2017 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 26 | Mali | 12.2% | 2017 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 27 | Togo | 12.0% | 2016 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 11.9% | 2017 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 29 | Senegal | 11.6% | 2015 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 30 | Spain | 11.5% | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 10.4% | 2015 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Andorra | 10.4% | 2019 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 33 | Jamaica | 10.3% | 2019 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 10.1% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 9.9% | 2017 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 9.7% | 2017 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Austria | 9.7% | 2017 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 38 | Benin | 9.5% | 2015 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Maldives | 9.4% | 2015 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 8.6% | 2011 | — | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 8.0% | 2017 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 42 | Laos | 6.6% | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 43 | Burundi | 6.5% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 44 | Nepal | 6.3% | 2015 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 45 | Ireland | 6.3% | 2017 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 46 | Uganda | 5.9% | 2014 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 47 | India | 5.8% | 2005 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 5.7% | 2018 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea | 5.2% | 2019 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 50 | East Timor | 5.0% | 2014 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.9% | 2010 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Kenya | 3.1% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 53 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.2% | 2018 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Guyana | 1.8% | 2012 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 55 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2015 | 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/