Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 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 tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 65.5% in Armenia; the lowest is 0.0% in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.7%, and the mean is 17.5%.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 12,225.5%), 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 | Armenia | 65.5% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 48.5% | 2017 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 34.6% | 2017 | up 30.0% | flat |
| 4 | Estonia | 33.9% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 32.6% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 31.8% | 2011 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 28.8% | 2017 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 28.3% | 2017 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 28.1% | 2004 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 28.1% | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 28.0% | 2017 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 27.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 25.6% | 2017 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 24.3% | 2017 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 23.8% | 2016 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 23.7% | 2007 | — | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 22.8% | 2017 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 18 | Nepal | 22.4% | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 21.8% | 2017 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 19.8% | 2014 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Malta | 19.6% | 2017 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 19.4% | 2017 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 19.1% | 2017 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 24 | Moldova | 19.0% | 2014 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 18.7% | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 26 | Jamaica | 18.7% | 2019 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 27 | Spain | 18.5% | 2017 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 17.0% | 2016 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 16.5% | 2017 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 30 | Andorra | 14.7% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Mexico | 14.6% | 2017 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 32 | Malaysia | 14.1% | 2019 | up 12,225.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 12.9% | 2019 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 34 | Guyana | 10.9% | 2012 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 35 | Benin | 9.8% | 2015 | down 45.2% | flat |
| 36 | Guinea | 8.8% | 2019 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 8.7% | 2015 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 38 | Niger | 6.1% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 39 | Austria | 5.6% | 2017 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Laos | 4.8% | 2014 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 41 | Honduras | 4.8% | 2018 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.1% | 2018 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 43 | Mali | 3.1% | 2017 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Maldives | 3.0% | 2015 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Burundi | 0.6% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 46 | Ireland | 0.5% | 2017 | down 97.6% | falling |
| 47 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2015 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2016 | down 98.8% | falling |
| 50 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 50 | 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/