Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary 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 post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.0% in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.2%, and the mean is 45.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 42,017.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 293.2%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 100.0%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98.1% | 2010 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Senegal | 82.3% | 2014 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 78.2% | 2017 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 67.5% | 2013 | up 262.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Switzerland | 64.4% | 2007 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 8 | Kenya | 55.3% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 9 | Iceland | 53.8% | 2017 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 53.7% | 2019 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Slovakia | 53.0% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 49.9% | 2017 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 13 | Jamaica | 47.7% | 2019 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 44.2% | 2017 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 15 | Ireland | 41.2% | 2017 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 39.8% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 39.3% | 2017 | up 27.2% | flat |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 37.8% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Estonia | 36.4% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Malta | 36.2% | 2017 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 34.3% | 2017 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.2% | 2014 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 23 | Guyana | 23.7% | 2012 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 21.2% | 2019 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 17.1% | 2017 | down 72.5% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 15.6% | 2017 | up 293.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 5.9% | 2017 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 1.4% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Italy | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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/