All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
59
Highest
100.0%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.0%
Andorra
Median
60.7%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
716
What the numbers show
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.0% in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.7%, and the mean is 57.5%.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 617.6%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98.1% | 2010 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 3 | Senegal | 95.9% | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 4 | Barbados | 93.4% | 2010 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 5 | Morocco | 90.0% | 2008 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 86.7% | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 7 | Niger | 85.1% | 2018 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 81.8% | 2021 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 77.6% | 2007 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 10 | Iceland | 77.0% | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 74.9% | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 74.8% | 2022 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 13 | United States of America | 73.6% | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 14 | Hungary | 73.6% | 2022 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 70.8% | 2020 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 16 | France | 70.8% | 2022 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 17 | Peru | 69.6% | 2011 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 69.0% | 2022 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Norway | 68.2% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Malaysia | 67.5% | 2013 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 67.1% | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 66.2% | 2022 | down 28.7% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 65.6% | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 24 | Mongolia | 65.6% | 2017 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 25 | Jamaica | 65.4% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 65.0% | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 27 | Cuba | 64.9% | 2010 | up 581.3% | rising |
| 28 | Sweden | 63.9% | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 63.3% | 2022 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 30 | Kenya | 60.7% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 31 | Gabon | 59.2% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 59.0% | 2022 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 58.2% | 2017 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 34 | Slovakia | 57.4% | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 57.3% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 56.5% | 2022 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 55.3% | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 38 | Malawi | 55.2% | 2016 | up 408.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Seychelles | 51.8% | 2016 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 51.6% | 2022 | up 106.3% | falling |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 49.7% | 2013 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 42 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 49.3% | 2022 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 43 | Maldives | 47.0% | 2016 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 44 | South Africa | 39.6% | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 45 | Rwanda | 37.7% | 2022 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 36.6% | 2022 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36.1% | 2014 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 48 | Austria | 35.1% | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 34.2% | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 33.6% | 2014 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 32.8% | 2009 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 29.4% | 2021 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 53 | South Sudan | 27.1% | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Italy | 26.0% | 2015 | up 443.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Guyana | 23.7% | 2012 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 56 | Mali | 18.2% | 2021 | up 617.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Eritrea | 17.6% | 2005 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 14.3% | 2019 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 59 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release