Costa Rica vs Sweden: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure
Costa Rica
10.3%
in 2023
Sweden
11.2%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
35th
Sweden rank
34th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11.2% against 10.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 34th of 66 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 13.1% | 10.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 11.4% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 10.9% | 5.6% | Sweden |
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, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 11.2% against 10.3% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 34th of 66 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper secondary 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