Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) by country
Teacher 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...
What the numbers show
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 92.0% in Uruguay; the lowest is 2.5% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.3%, and the mean is 61.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 36.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 2,181.2%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 95.4%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 92.0% | 2015 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 84.9% | 2018 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 3 | Albania | 84.8% | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 84.4% | 2017 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 5 | Colombia | 83.3% | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 82.3% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Kenya | 80.5% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 8 | Gambia | 80.1% | 2013 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 79.8% | 2017 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 78.2% | 2018 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 77.3% | 2017 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Togo | 76.8% | 2016 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 13 | Kuwait | 76.0% | 2014 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 14 | India | 75.7% | 2005 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 75.7% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 72.6% | 2019 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 17 | Oman | 72.5% | 2018 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 18 | Ecuador | 72.4% | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 71.4% | 2017 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 71.2% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 68.7% | 2012 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 67.9% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Guatemala | 67.7% | 2019 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 66.1% | 2017 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 65.9% | 2017 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 26 | Jordan | 65.8% | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 27 | Jamaica | 65.1% | 2019 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 28 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 64.9% | 2014 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 29 | Saint Lucia | 63.7% | 2018 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 63.3% | 2017 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 62.9% | 2017 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 32 | Paraguay | 62.3% | 2016 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 62.3% | 2017 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 60.4% | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 35 | Slovakia | 59.2% | 2017 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 36 | Australia | 58.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Cambodia | 55.6% | 2014 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 55.3% | 2016 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 55.0% | 2014 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 40 | Lithuania | 54.7% | 2017 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 53.0% | 2017 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 52.2% | 2017 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 43 | Andorra | 51.9% | 2019 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 44 | Nepal | 51.4% | 2015 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 45 | Maldives | 50.1% | 2015 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 46 | Republic of Moldova | 49.8% | 2015 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 47 | United States of America | 49.2% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 48.0% | 2019 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 49 | Iceland | 47.6% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 50 | Finland | 46.3% | 2017 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 51 | Ireland | 45.7% | 2017 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 52 | Estonia | 43.2% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 53 | Mali | 40.5% | 2017 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 54 | Czechia | 38.2% | 2017 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 37.3% | 2017 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 56 | Chile | 34.1% | 2017 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Sierra Leone | 27.8% | 2019 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 58 | Uganda | 19.3% | 2014 | up 2,181.2% | rising |
| 59 | Guinea | 2.5% | 2019 | down 95.4% | falling |
About this data
Teacher 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 this indicator, divide 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/