All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Peru
Peru: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 59.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Peru, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 59.8% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Peru peaked at 84.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2015.
That places Peru 93rd out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.6% | — |
| 1999 | 72.7% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 59.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.2% | 59.6% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 66.1% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 49.5% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 57.2% | 65.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Peru?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Peru was 59.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Peru ranks 93rd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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