Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 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 secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 92.9% in Senegal; the lowest is 3.9% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.5%, and the mean is 60.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 81.6%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 93.0%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 92.9% | 2018 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 91.9% | 2015 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 91.4% | 2018 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 87.5% | 2017 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 5 | Cyprus | 84.0% | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 6 | Cape Verde | 81.3% | 2016 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 80.5% | 2018 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 8 | Gambia | 80.3% | 2013 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 76.0% | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 10 | India | 75.7% | 2005 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Romania | 75.5% | 2017 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Kuwait | 75.1% | 2014 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 13 | South Africa | 75.0% | 2019 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 14 | Spain | 74.5% | 2017 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 15 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 74.0% | 2018 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 16 | Togo | 73.1% | 2016 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 17 | Oman | 72.5% | 2018 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 18 | Ecuador | 72.4% | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 72.2% | 2019 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 72.2% | 2017 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.8% | 2018 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 70.6% | 2017 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Laos | 69.8% | 2014 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 24 | Switzerland | 69.1% | 2015 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 25 | Guatemala | 68.0% | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 67.0% | 2015 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 66.1% | 2017 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 28 | Jordan | 65.9% | 2019 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 29 | British Virgin Islands | 65.9% | 2015 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 30 | Kenya | 65.7% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 31 | Benin | 65.6% | 2015 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 65.5% | 2017 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 63.7% | 2018 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 63.5% | 2017 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 35 | Jamaica | 63.5% | 2019 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 62.9% | 2016 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 62.3% | 2017 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 38 | Guyana | 62.0% | 2012 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 39 | Cameroon | 59.2% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 40 | Argentina | 59.1% | 2017 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 41 | Ghana | 58.8% | 2012 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 42 | Australia | 55.7% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Denmark | 55.5% | 2014 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 44 | Slovakia | 55.0% | 2017 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 45 | Lithuania | 53.6% | 2017 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 53.3% | 2017 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 47 | Cambodia | 51.0% | 2014 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 48 | Iceland | 50.8% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 49 | Sweden | 50.7% | 2017 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 50 | Nepal | 49.7% | 2015 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 49.5% | 2019 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 52 | Malaysia | 49.4% | 2019 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 53 | Maldives | 49.3% | 2015 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 54 | United States | 49.2% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 55 | Peru | 48.8% | 2019 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 56 | Moldova | 48.0% | 2015 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 57 | Ireland | 46.2% | 2017 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 58 | Finland | 44.6% | 2017 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 59 | Andorra | 43.2% | 2019 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 60 | Estonia | 42.2% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 39.9% | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 37.2% | 2017 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 35.8% | 2019 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 64 | Mali | 20.5% | 2017 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 65 | Uganda | 18.8% | 2014 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 18.6% | 2019 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 67 | Guinea | 3.9% | 2019 | down 93.0% | 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/