All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa
South Africa: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa is 78.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa peaked at 78.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2010.
That places South Africa 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 48.5% | — |
| 2004 | 44.1% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +40.9% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +46.6% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.2% | 42.2% | 62.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 40.6% | 68.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 59.3% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa was 78.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release