All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Netherlands
Netherlands: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 69.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Netherlands, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 69.1% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Netherlands peaked at 71.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2014.
That places Netherlands 69th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69.4% | — |
| 1999 | 71.2% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.3% | 69.4% | 71.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 67.7% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 67.7% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.1% | 70.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Netherlands?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Netherlands was 69.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Netherlands ranks 69th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release