All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
98
Highest
98.9%
Thailand
Lowest
32.2%
Ethiopia
Median
73.7%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,409
What the numbers show
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 98.9% in Thailand; the lowest is 32.2% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.7%, and the mean is 72.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 227.0%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 46.3%).
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 98.9% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 86.0% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 2 | El Salvador | 97.0% | 2019 | up 144.1% | rising |
| 3 | Comoros | 95.5% | 2015 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 4 | Aruba | 94.9% | 2016 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 93.3% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 93.3% | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 7 | Guinea | 92.3% | 2020 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Togo | 91.2% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 9 | Senegal | 91.1% | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 91.1% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 11 | San Marino | 91.0% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 90.2% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 13 | Ecuador | 89.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 14 | Malaysia | 88.8% | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 88.7% | 2022 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 88.3% | 2014 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 17 | Armenia | 87.9% | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 18 | Gabon | 86.2% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 85.9% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 20 | Kuwait | 83.2% | 2014 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 21 | India | 83.1% | 2005 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 22 | Andorra | 82.9% | 2023 | up 32.4% | flat |
| 23 | Oman | 82.5% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 82.0% | 2022 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 81.3% | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 81.0% | 2013 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 80.7% | 2015 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 80.3% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 29 | Jamaica | 80.0% | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 79.7% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 31 | Cyprus | 78.8% | 2022 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 32 | Barbados | 78.6% | 2005 | — | rising |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 78.4% | 2014 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 34 | Paraguay | 78.2% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 35 | South Africa | 78.0% | 2024 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 36 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 77.7% | 2024 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 37 | Portugal | 77.3% | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 38 | Burundi | 77.3% | 2013 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 76.8% | 2021 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 40 | Spain | 76.6% | 2022 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 41 | Lithuania | 76.6% | 2022 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 42 | Guyana | 76.2% | 2012 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 43 | France | 76.1% | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 44 | Italy | 75.8% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Croatia | 74.9% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Czechia | 74.0% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 47 | Liechtenstein | 74.0% | 2014 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 48 | Japan | 74.0% | 2021 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 49 | Brazil | 73.4% | 2011 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 50 | Peru | 72.8% | 2024 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 51 | United States of America | 72.5% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 52 | Benin | 72.4% | 2015 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 72.0% | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 54 | Hungary | 71.9% | 2022 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 55 | Netherlands | 71.3% | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 56 | Guatemala | 71.1% | 2024 | up 23.8% | flat |
| 57 | Romania | 70.9% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 58 | Switzerland | 70.9% | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 59 | Israel | 70.9% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 60 | Slovakia | 70.8% | 2022 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 61 | Belarus | 70.6% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 62 | Uruguay | 70.5% | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.3% | 2016 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 64 | Monaco | 70.1% | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 65 | Latvia | 69.9% | 2022 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 69.5% | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 67 | Türkiye | 68.8% | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 68 | Chile | 68.8% | 2022 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 69 | Cuba | 68.7% | 2010 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 70 | Maldives | 68.1% | 2019 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 71 | Slovenia | 67.7% | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 72 | Sweden | 67.7% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 73 | Mongolia | 66.3% | 2017 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 74 | Austria | 66.2% | 2022 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 75 | Poland | 66.0% | 2022 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 76 | Nepal | 65.6% | 2015 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 65.4% | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 78 | Germany | 64.9% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 79 | Iceland | 64.6% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 60.4% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 81 | Indonesia | 58.8% | 2014 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 82 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 58.5% | 2022 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 57.4% | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 84 | Rwanda | 57.0% | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Finland | 55.8% | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 55.8% | 2016 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 87 | Seychelles | 54.5% | 2016 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 88 | Republic of Korea | 53.1% | 2022 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 89 | Niger | 52.6% | 2018 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 47.9% | 2023 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 91 | Philippines | 44.5% | 2009 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 92 | Viet Nam | 44.5% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 93 | Mali | 35.8% | 2021 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 94 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 35.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 95 | South Sudan | 34.9% | 2024 | up 227.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Kenya | 34.3% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 32.2% | 2014 | down 46.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release