All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Spain

Spain: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public was 68.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
68.2%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
25th
of 91 countries
All-time high
69.4%
in 2016
All-time low
61.4%
in 2008
Years of data
19
1999–2017

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Spain, 1999–2017

02040601999200820171999: 61.8 %2000: 62.2 %2001: 64.4 %2002: 64.4 %2003: 63.8 %2004: 64.8 %2005: 67.2 %2006: 65.9 %2007: 61.8 %2008: 61.4 %2009: 62.8 %2010: 63 %2011: 63 %2012: 66.7 %2013: 66.8 %2014: 67.9 %2015: 68 %2016: 69.4 %2017: 68.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Spain recorded 68.2% for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in 2017.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Spain peaked at 69.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2008.

Spain ranks 25th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Spain, year by year

Annual values for All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) in Spain, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 61.8%
2000 62.2% +0.5%
2001 64.4% +3.6%
2002 64.4% +0.0%
2003 63.8% -0.9%
2004 64.8% +1.5%
2005 67.2% +3.7%
2006 65.9% -1.9%
2007 61.8% -6.2%
2008 61.4% -0.7%
2009 62.8% +2.4%
2010 63.0% +0.3%
2011 63.0% +0.0%
2012 66.7% +5.8%
2013 66.8% +0.2%
2014 67.9% +1.6%
2015 68.0% +0.2%
2016 69.4% +2.0%
2017 68.2% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.8% 61.8% 61.8% 1
2000s 63.9% 61.4% 67.2% 10
2010s 66.6% 63.0% 69.4% 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 22 Mexico 69.0% compare
  2. 23 Switzerland 68.7% compare
  3. 24 Croatia 68.4% compare
  4. 26 Denmark 68.0% compare
  5. 27 Slovenia 67.8% compare
  6. 28 Belarus 67.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Spain?
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Spain was 68.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2008.
How does Spain rank for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public?
Spain ranks 25th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
Is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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Indicator
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,166 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

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/