All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
99
Highest
97.2%
Cayman Islands
Lowest
22.4%
Uganda
Median
73.9%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,333
What the numbers show
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 97.2% in Cayman Islands; the lowest is 22.4% in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.9%, and the mean is 73.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 2,551.9%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 73.2%).
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 97.2% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 2 | Argentina | 95.9% | 2023 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 3 | El Salvador | 95.6% | 2019 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 93.9% | 2020 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 5 | Greece | 93.4% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 6 | Comoros | 93.1% | 2017 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 92.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 8 | Ghana | 92.8% | 2014 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 92.4% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 10 | Guinea | 92.3% | 2020 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 11 | Jordan | 90.7% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 12 | Togo | 90.2% | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 13 | San Marino | 90.2% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 90.1% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 15 | Ecuador | 89.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 16 | Paraguay | 89.6% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 88.6% | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 88.1% | 2022 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 19 | Malawi | 88.1% | 2016 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 87.8% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 21 | Senegal | 87.7% | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 22 | Cyprus | 86.8% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 84.6% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 84.4% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 25 | Andorra | 84.4% | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 84.3% | 2022 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 84.0% | 2019 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 28 | India | 83.1% | 2005 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 82.8% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 30 | Oman | 82.5% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 81.9% | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 32 | Kuwait | 81.7% | 2014 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 33 | Spain | 81.6% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Gambia | 81.3% | 2013 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 35 | Armenia | 80.7% | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 79.7% | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 78.9% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 38 | Switzerland | 77.6% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 77.2% | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 40 | Portugal | 76.6% | 2022 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 41 | Cameroon | 76.3% | 2013 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 75.5% | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 75.1% | 2022 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 74.9% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 74.7% | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 46 | Indonesia | 74.2% | 2015 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 47 | Slovakia | 73.9% | 2022 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 48 | Denmark | 73.9% | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 49 | Lithuania | 73.9% | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 50 | Jamaica | 73.9% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 51 | Niger | 73.1% | 2017 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 52 | Slovenia | 73.0% | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 53 | United States of America | 72.5% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 54 | France | 72.1% | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 55 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 72.0% | 2021 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 56 | Albania | 71.7% | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 57 | Austria | 71.5% | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 58 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 71.5% | 2014 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 59 | Poland | 71.3% | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 71.3% | 2016 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 61 | Türkiye | 71.1% | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 62 | Republic of Moldova | 71.0% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 63 | Japan | 70.8% | 2021 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 64 | Netherlands | 70.7% | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.7% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 66 | Norway | 70.1% | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 67 | Hungary | 70.0% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 68 | Morocco | 69.6% | 2009 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 68.9% | 2017 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 68.7% | 2014 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 71 | Philippines | 68.4% | 2009 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 72 | Latvia | 68.1% | 2022 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 73 | New Zealand | 67.6% | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 74 | Romania | 66.6% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 75 | Sweden | 66.5% | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 76 | Iceland | 65.4% | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 77 | Maldives | 64.8% | 2019 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 78 | Seychelles | 64.5% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 79 | Cuba | 63.8% | 2010 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 80 | Chile | 62.5% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 81 | Czechia | 61.6% | 2022 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 82 | Republic of Korea | 61.3% | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 83 | Estonia | 60.8% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 84 | Gabon | 59.6% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 85 | Dominica | 59.5% | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 86 | Rwanda | 59.4% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 58.9% | 2023 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 58.8% | 2014 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 89 | Viet Nam | 58.6% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 90 | Guatemala | 58.2% | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 91 | Ireland | 56.5% | 2021 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 92 | Nepal | 56.1% | 2015 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 93 | Finland | 53.2% | 2022 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 94 | Mali | 52.6% | 2021 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 51.2% | 2022 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 45.6% | 2021 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 29.9% | 2020 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Monaco | 26.2% | 2024 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 99 | Uganda | 22.4% | 2014 | up 2,551.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release