All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Sweden
Sweden: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public was 63.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Sweden, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 63.2% for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Sweden peaked at 63.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 35th 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 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% |
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 | 62.5% | 61.2% | 63.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 32 Netherlands 63.9% compare
- 33 Romania 63.5% compare
- 34 Russian Federation 63.3% compare
- 36 Luxembourg 62.2% compare
- 37 Ghana 61.8% compare
- 38 Germany 61.5% 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 % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Sweden?
- All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Sweden was 63.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public?
- Sweden ranks 35th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
- Is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 % 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/