Greece vs Uruguay: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation
Greece
78.0%
in 2022
Uruguay
78.8%
in 2023
Greece rank
28th
Uruguay rank
26th
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation over time
- Greece
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 78.8% against 78.0% in Greece, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Uruguay ahead.
Greece ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 116 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 79.0% | 12.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 66.2% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 82.2% | 1.4% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 80.3% | 2.3% | Uruguay |
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, Greece or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 78.8% against 78.0% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation between Greece and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Uruguay rank globally for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Greece ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 26th 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.
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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.