All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in North America
North America: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public was 61.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in North America, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North America recorded 61.3% for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in North America peaked at 65.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.4% | — |
| 2006 | 58.8% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 55.9% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.4% | 65.4% | 65.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.9% | 58.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 56.1% | 61.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in North America?
- All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in North America was 61.3% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2009.
- How does North America rank for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public?
- North America ranks 2nd out of 7 groups with data for 2015.
- Is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
All staff (teacher and non-teachers) compensation expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Staff compensation includes salaries, contributions by employers for staff retirement programmes, and other allowances and benefits. Divide all staff compensation in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/