All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden
Sweden: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 64.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
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 64.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden peaked at 65.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 42nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.5% | — |
| 1999 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6% | 56.5% | 56.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 58.0% | 60.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 61.2% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 64.5% | 65.8% | 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 64.5% 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 65.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Sweden ranks 42nd out of 100 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 up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release