Finland vs Korea: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure
Finland
14.3%
in 2022
Korea
16.0%
in 2022
Finland rank
26th
Korea rank
24th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure over time
- Finland
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 16.0% against 14.3% in Finland, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 26th and Korea ranks 24th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 0.5% | 16.6% | Finland |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 14.7% | 1.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 14.8% | 1.0% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure, Finland or Korea?
- Korea, at 16.0% against 14.3% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure between Finland and Korea?
- 1.7%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Korea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Korea rank globally for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Finland ranks 26th and Korea ranks 24th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release