Belarus vs Lithuania: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation
Belarus
72.1%
in 2024
Lithuania
71.9%
in 2022
Belarus rank
47th
Lithuania rank
49th
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation over time
- Belarus
- Lithuania
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 72.1% against 71.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lithuania ahead.
Belarus ranks 47th and Lithuania ranks 49th of 116 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9% | 73.2% | 8.3% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 70.2% | 3.8% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 71.3% | 1.0% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation, Belarus or Lithuania?
- Belarus, at 72.1% against 71.9% in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation between Belarus and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Lithuania?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Belarus and Lithuania rank globally for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Belarus ranks 47th and Lithuania ranks 49th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.