Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 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 tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 80.1% in Uruguay; the lowest is 0.0% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.5%, and the mean is 38.8%.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 90.7%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 100.0%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 80.1% | 2015 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 2 | Honduras | 72.6% | 2018 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 3 | Jamaica | 68.8% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 68.4% | 2017 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 63.5% | 2017 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 62.2% | 2019 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 62.0% | 2016 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 8 | Argentina | 57.3% | 2017 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 9 | Colombia | 57.3% | 2018 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 10 | Ghana | 56.8% | 2012 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 55.6% | 2017 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 54.3% | 2017 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 51.1% | 2017 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 49.7% | 2017 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 15 | Benin | 47.6% | 2015 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 16 | Burundi | 46.5% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 45.3% | 2017 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 18 | Switzerland | 44.9% | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 44.7% | 2011 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 20 | Guyana | 43.4% | 2012 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 43.3% | 2014 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 42.8% | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 42.6% | 2017 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 41.5% | 2019 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 36.7% | 2007 | — | rising |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 35.0% | 2015 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 27 | Malta | 34.0% | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 28 | Ireland | 33.7% | 2017 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 29 | Nepal | 33.6% | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Cyprus | 33.5% | 2017 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 31 | Mali | 32.4% | 2017 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 32.4% | 2017 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 33 | Armenia | 32.0% | 2017 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 31.9% | 2017 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 31.9% | 2015 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 36 | Canada | 31.7% | 2017 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 37 | Slovakia | 31.3% | 2017 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 38 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.2% | 2014 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 39 | Finland | 29.6% | 2017 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 40 | Australia | 29.0% | 2017 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 41 | United States of America | 28.5% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 42 | Peru | 26.4% | 2019 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 43 | South Africa | 24.7% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 22.5% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea | 20.6% | 2019 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 46 | Senegal | 16.3% | 2016 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 13.7% | 2017 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 48 | Guatemala | 13.2% | 2019 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 11.4% | 2014 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 9.5% | 2014 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Andorra | 9.4% | 2019 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 52 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | flat |
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/