All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Sweden
Sweden: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 59.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Sweden, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 59.7% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Sweden peaked at 61.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 86th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.3% | — |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.4% | 51.3% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 54.6% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 57.2% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 59.7% | 60.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 83 Maldives 62.5% compare
- 84 Republic of Korea 62.2% compare
- 85 Sierra Leone 60.7% compare
- 87 Dominica 59.6% compare
- 88 United Arab Emirates 59.0% compare
- 89 Guatemala 57.6% compare
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 upper in Sweden?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Sweden was 59.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Sweden ranks 86th out of 102 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release