All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
100
Highest
277.3%
Indonesia
Lowest
0.5%
Kenya
Median
61.4%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,405
What the numbers show
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 277.3% in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.5% in Kenya.
The median across all reporting countries is 61.4%, and the mean is 58.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 568.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 548.1%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 98.2%).
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 277.3% | 2017 | up 548.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Lebanon | 99.8% | 2013 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 3 | Argentina | 98.7% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 4 | India | 97.3% | 2005 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 5 | Armenia | 94.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 6 | Aruba | 94.6% | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 7 | Guinea | 92.3% | 2020 | up 220.6% | rising |
| 8 | Jamaica | 91.1% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 9 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 86.7% | 2022 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 10 | Cape Verde | 86.1% | 2019 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 11 | Uruguay | 80.7% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Togo | 79.2% | 2017 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 13 | South Sudan | 78.8% | 2024 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 78.1% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 77.2% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 75.6% | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 75.3% | 2020 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 18 | Ecuador | 75.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 19 | Malaysia | 75.3% | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 20 | San Marino | 74.4% | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 21 | Honduras | 74.3% | 2019 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 71.5% | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 71.5% | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 24 | Belarus | 71.4% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 71.4% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 71.0% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 27 | France | 70.7% | 2022 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 70.3% | 2022 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 69.9% | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 69.5% | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 69.3% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 32 | Switzerland | 68.7% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 33 | Iceland | 67.7% | 2022 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 67.0% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 35 | Poland | 66.9% | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 66.9% | 2009 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 37 | Spain | 66.2% | 2022 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 66.0% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 39 | Lithuania | 65.8% | 2022 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 40 | Netherlands | 65.8% | 2022 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 41 | Slovenia | 65.1% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 42 | Sweden | 64.5% | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 64.2% | 2018 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 44 | Latvia | 63.2% | 2022 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 45 | Türkiye | 62.8% | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 46 | United States of America | 62.6% | 2021 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 47 | Estonia | 62.5% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 62.1% | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 49 | Ghana | 61.8% | 2014 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 50 | Hungary | 61.5% | 2022 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 51 | South Africa | 61.2% | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 52 | Denmark | 61.1% | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 53 | Cyprus | 61.0% | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 60.8% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 55 | Canada | 60.5% | 2022 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 56 | Austria | 59.7% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 57 | Norway | 59.5% | 2022 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 57.6% | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 59 | Benin | 57.5% | 2015 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 60 | Finland | 57.5% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 61 | Macau, China | 57.3% | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 62 | Nepal | 56.0% | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | New Zealand | 55.3% | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 64 | Guyana | 54.2% | 2012 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 65 | Czechia | 54.2% | 2022 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 66 | Albania | 53.9% | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 67 | Cameroon | 53.2% | 2013 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 52.4% | 2019 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 69 | Malta | 52.3% | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 70 | Mali | 50.0% | 2021 | up 131.5% | rising |
| 71 | Rwanda | 48.3% | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Italy | 47.9% | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 73 | Burundi | 47.1% | 2013 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 74 | Slovakia | 47.1% | 2022 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 46.8% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 76 | Greece | 44.8% | 2022 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 43.7% | 2015 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 43.2% | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 79 | Japan | 42.7% | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 80 | Gambia | 39.7% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 81 | Oman | 39.4% | 2024 | up 322.9% | rising |
| 82 | Senegal | 36.1% | 2022 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.1% | 2014 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 84 | Cuba | 34.9% | 2010 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 85 | Peru | 32.7% | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 32.4% | 2015 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 87 | Ireland | 32.1% | 2021 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 88 | Uganda | 31.2% | 2014 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 89 | Israel | 21.5% | 2022 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 90 | Viet Nam | 18.0% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 18.0% | 2014 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 92 | Guatemala | 13.1% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 10.9% | 2023 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Timor-Leste | 10.6% | 2014 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Andorra | 8.0% | 2023 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Niger | 7.0% | 2018 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 97 | Jordan | 5.6% | 2024 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Barbados | 1.8% | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Seychelles | 1.6% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2015 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release