All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
119
Highest
100.0%
British Virgin Islands
Lowest
21.9%
Uganda
Median
72.5%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,589
What the numbers show
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in British Virgin Islands; the lowest is 21.9% in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 72.5%, and the mean is 72.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 68.8%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 72.2%).
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | up 48.1% | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 82.5% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 97.4% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Argentina | 95.8% | 2023 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 4 | Comoros | 94.6% | 2015 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 5 | Cameroon | 94.5% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 94.0% | 2020 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 7 | Senegal | 93.2% | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 93.2% | 2018 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 92.6% | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 92.5% | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 11 | Guinea | 92.3% | 2020 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 12 | Aruba | 91.8% | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 13 | Togo | 90.9% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 14 | San Marino | 90.7% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 15 | El Salvador | 90.1% | 2019 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 16 | Ecuador | 89.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 17 | Paraguay | 89.2% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 18 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 88.7% | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 19 | Namibia | 88.4% | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 87.5% | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 21 | Jordan | 86.9% | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 86.3% | 2022 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 23 | Andorra | 86.1% | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 86.1% | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 25 | Uruguay | 85.6% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 26 | Malawi | 84.3% | 2016 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 83.4% | 2021 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 83.2% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 29 | India | 83.1% | 2005 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 30 | Oman | 82.5% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 82.0% | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 32 | Israel | 81.9% | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 81.9% | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 34 | Gambia | 81.6% | 2013 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 35 | Kuwait | 81.4% | 2014 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 36 | Armenia | 80.7% | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 37 | Barbados | 80.5% | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 80.0% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 39 | Switzerland | 79.4% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 40 | Spain | 78.9% | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 77.8% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 77.8% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 77.6% | 2022 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 77.2% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 77.0% | 2014 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 46 | Benin | 76.9% | 2015 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 47 | Denmark | 76.8% | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 76.5% | 2014 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 49 | Portugal | 76.5% | 2022 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 50 | South Africa | 76.2% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 75.1% | 2022 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 52 | Germany | 75.1% | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 53 | Vanuatu | 75.0% | 2020 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 54 | Brazil | 73.4% | 2022 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 73.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 56 | France | 72.9% | 2022 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 57 | Cape Verde | 72.6% | 2019 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 72.6% | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 59 | United States of America | 72.5% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 60 | Türkiye | 72.3% | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 61 | Hungary | 72.0% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 62 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 71.9% | 2021 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 63 | Japan | 71.8% | 2021 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 64 | Albania | 71.7% | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Indonesia | 71.6% | 2015 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 66 | Morocco | 71.3% | 2009 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 67 | Madagascar | 71.2% | 2013 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 68 | Iceland | 71.2% | 2022 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 69 | Poland | 70.9% | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 70.7% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 71 | Netherlands | 70.6% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 72 | Slovenia | 70.6% | 2022 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 73 | Chile | 70.5% | 2022 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 74 | Austria | 70.3% | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 75 | Norway | 69.4% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 76 | Slovakia | 69.3% | 2022 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | 69.2% | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 69.1% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 79 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 68.9% | 2022 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 80 | Philippines | 68.4% | 2009 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 81 | Kenya | 68.3% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 82 | Mongolia | 68.0% | 2017 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 83 | New Zealand | 67.6% | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 84 | Niger | 67.5% | 2017 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 85 | Zambia | 67.4% | 2017 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 86 | Latvia | 66.9% | 2022 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 87 | Ghana | 66.7% | 2014 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 88 | Romania | 66.6% | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 89 | Cuba | 66.1% | 2010 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 90 | Burundi | 65.4% | 2011 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 91 | Seychelles | 64.4% | 2016 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 92 | Maldives | 64.4% | 2019 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 64.2% | 2023 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 94 | Estonia | 64.1% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 95 | Sweden | 63.0% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 96 | Cambodia | 63.0% | 2014 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 97 | Guyana | 62.0% | 2012 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 98 | Rwanda | 61.8% | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 99 | Republic of Korea | 61.8% | 2022 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 100 | Peru | 61.4% | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 101 | Gabon | 60.8% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 102 | Dominica | 59.6% | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 103 | Czechia | 58.3% | 2022 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 58.1% | 2014 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 105 | Guatemala | 58.0% | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 55.5% | 2022 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 107 | Ireland | 55.0% | 2021 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 108 | Finland | 54.8% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 109 | Nepal | 53.7% | 2015 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 52.8% | 2021 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 111 | Viet Nam | 50.9% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 50.9% | 2014 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 113 | Mali | 41.0% | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 114 | Monaco | 39.7% | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 115 | South Sudan | 32.1% | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 116 | Eritrea | 26.8% | 2005 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 23.4% | 2020 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 118 | Uganda | 21.9% | 2014 | down 72.2% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release