Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper 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 upper secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 95.1% in Senegal; the lowest is 16.5% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 61.4%, and the mean is 59.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 129.2%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 39.5%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 95.1% | 2018 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 91.8% | 2015 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 83.6% | 2017 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 4 | Gambia | 80.9% | 2013 | up 129.2% | rising |
| 5 | Croatia | 78.8% | 2017 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 75.8% | 2014 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 7 | India | 75.7% | 2005 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Kuwait | 73.8% | 2014 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 73.7% | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 73.5% | 2017 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 72.8% | 2017 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 12 | Oman | 72.5% | 2018 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 72.4% | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 71.9% | 2017 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 71.8% | 2019 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 16 | Togo | 70.0% | 2016 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 17 | Colombia | 68.9% | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 68.7% | 2019 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 19 | Switzerland | 68.3% | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 20 | Jordan | 66.2% | 2019 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 66.1% | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 64.9% | 2017 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 64.1% | 2017 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 63.8% | 2016 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 63.7% | 2018 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 63.5% | 2016 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 62.5% | 2017 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 28 | Canada | 62.4% | 2017 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 29 | Kenya | 61.4% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 30 | Jamaica | 61.1% | 2019 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 59.2% | 2018 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 57.3% | 2017 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 33 | Argentina | 57.2% | 2017 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 56.7% | 2007 | — | falling |
| 35 | Denmark | 55.9% | 2014 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 36 | Iceland | 54.2% | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 37 | Malta | 53.6% | 2017 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 38 | Australia | 51.1% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 39 | Lithuania | 50.9% | 2017 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 50.8% | 2019 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 50.0% | 2017 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 49.4% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 43 | Ghana | 49.4% | 2012 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 44 | United States of America | 49.2% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 45 | Nepal | 48.3% | 2015 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 48.2% | 2019 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 47 | Guinea | 47.0% | 2019 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 48 | Ireland | 46.6% | 2017 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 49 | Maldives | 46.5% | 2015 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 44.6% | 2015 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 51 | Finland | 42.8% | 2017 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 52 | Czechia | 42.0% | 2017 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia | 41.2% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 37.2% | 2017 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 55 | Andorra | 26.7% | 2019 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 56 | Uganda | 17.3% | 2014 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 57 | Mali | 16.5% | 2017 | down 35.9% | 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/