Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary 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 pre-primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 92.7% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 62.4%, and the mean is 57.9%.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 146.0%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 100.0%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 92.7% | 2017 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 85.8% | 2019 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 3 | Togo | 85.4% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 82.6% | 2011 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Guatemala | 79.8% | 2019 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 6 | Uruguay | 78.4% | 2015 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 77.7% | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 8 | Guyana | 76.2% | 2012 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 9 | India | 75.7% | 2005 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 75.0% | 2017 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 11 | Cameroon | 74.6% | 2013 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 12 | Ghana | 73.6% | 2012 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 73.0% | 2018 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 14 | Ecuador | 72.4% | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 15 | Jordan | 71.8% | 2010 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 16 | Kuwait | 71.6% | 2014 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 71.4% | 2014 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 71.4% | 2017 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 70.8% | 2017 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 70.2% | 2017 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 70.1% | 2015 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 68.1% | 2019 | up 146.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 68.0% | 2017 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 24 | Rwanda | 67.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 67.4% | 2017 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 26 | Senegal | 67.4% | 2018 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 64.7% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Benin | 63.4% | 2015 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 29 | Italy | 62.4% | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 30 | Nepal | 60.7% | 2015 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 31 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 59.6% | 2002 | — | falling |
| 32 | Argentina | 59.3% | 2017 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 58.1% | 2015 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 58.0% | 2017 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 35 | Malaysia | 54.7% | 2019 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 36 | Maldives | 54.7% | 2015 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 37 | Iceland | 53.8% | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 52.2% | 2007 | — | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 52.0% | 2017 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 40 | Peru | 50.0% | 2019 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 41 | United States of America | 49.2% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 42 | Czechia | 47.8% | 2017 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 43 | Slovakia | 46.3% | 2017 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 44 | Paraguay | 42.4% | 2016 | up 48.5% | falling |
| 45 | Lithuania | 41.0% | 2017 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 40.3% | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 47 | Jamaica | 39.7% | 2019 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 48 | Finland | 39.1% | 2017 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 49 | Malta | 38.9% | 2017 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 38.0% | 2019 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 51 | Austria | 35.2% | 2017 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 52 | Kenya | 34.3% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Andorra | 34.3% | 2019 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 54 | Republic of Moldova | 27.6% | 2015 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 55 | Mali | 1.9% | 2017 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2013 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 57 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2012 | — | 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/