All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden
Sweden: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 67.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden stood at 67.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden peaked at 79.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2022.
That places Sweden 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.0% | — |
| 1999 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.9% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 74.0% | 75.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 69.7% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 69.3% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.7% | 68.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden was 67.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Sweden ranks 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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