Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
103
Highest
98.4%
Seychelles
Lowest
0.0%
Argentina
Median
25.8%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,430
What the numbers show
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 98.4% in Seychelles; the lowest is 0.0% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.8%, and the mean is 32.5%.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 774.4%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 98.4% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 42.9% | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 2 | Kenya | 97.1% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 3 | Barbados | 96.8% | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Niger | 89.7% | 2018 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 5 | Andorra | 88.8% | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Guatemala | 86.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 7 | Timor-Leste | 84.8% | 2014 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 8 | Maldives | 76.1% | 2016 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 72.8% | 2023 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 65.3% | 2021 | up 138.0% | rising |
| 11 | Cuba | 64.3% | 2010 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 12 | Israel | 61.1% | 2022 | up 774.4% | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 60.0% | 2014 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 58.4% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 58.0% | 2018 | up 346.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Indonesia | 50.1% | 2015 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 17 | Burundi | 50.1% | 2013 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 47.6% | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Gambia | 45.1% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 20 | Japan | 44.5% | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 42.8% | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 42.0% | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 41.9% | 2022 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 40.5% | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 25 | Mali | 40.3% | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 39.5% | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Guyana | 38.9% | 2012 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 38.8% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.5% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 30 | Jordan | 35.5% | 2024 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 34.4% | 2022 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 33.7% | 2022 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 33 | New Zealand | 32.6% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 34 | Benin | 32.6% | 2015 | up 56.1% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 32.1% | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 31.9% | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 31.6% | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 38 | Hungary | 31.5% | 2022 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 39 | Czechia | 31.5% | 2022 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 40 | Chile | 31.3% | 2022 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 41 | Norway | 30.9% | 2022 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 42 | Canada | 30.9% | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 43 | Rwanda | 30.7% | 2024 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 44 | Austria | 30.6% | 2022 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 45 | Iceland | 29.9% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 46 | United States of America | 29.1% | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 28.7% | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 28.7% | 2022 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 49 | Mexico | 27.6% | 2022 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 50 | Nepal | 26.4% | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | Serbia | 25.8% | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 25.8% | 2014 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 25.8% | 2018 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 54 | Belgium | 25.7% | 2022 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 55 | Brazil | 25.3% | 2022 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.1% | 2014 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 24.3% | 2015 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 58 | Latvia | 24.2% | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 59 | Türkiye | 24.0% | 2022 | up 22.0% | flat |
| 60 | Senegal | 23.8% | 2022 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 61 | Slovenia | 23.8% | 2022 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 62 | San Marino | 23.5% | 2023 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 63 | Malta | 23.4% | 2022 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 23.2% | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Republic of Moldova | 22.9% | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 66 | Portugal | 22.8% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 67 | Lithuania | 22.7% | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 68 | Netherlands | 22.3% | 2022 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 69 | Croatia | 22.2% | 2021 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 21.0% | 2022 | up 234.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Switzerland | 21.0% | 2016 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 72 | Poland | 20.9% | 2022 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 73 | Belarus | 20.8% | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 74 | Oman | 20.7% | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 75 | Philippines | 20.6% | 2009 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 76 | Macau, China | 20.5% | 2023 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 77 | Togo | 20.4% | 2017 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.9% | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 79 | South Sudan | 19.8% | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 80 | France | 19.7% | 2022 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 81 | Spain | 19.7% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 82 | Albania | 19.4% | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 83 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.9% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 84 | Paraguay | 16.6% | 2024 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Honduras | 15.7% | 2019 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 86 | Ghana | 15.5% | 2014 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 87 | Ecuador | 14.4% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 88 | Uruguay | 12.2% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 89 | Greece | 10.9% | 2022 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 10.0% | 2013 | up 605.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 9.6% | 2017 | down 90.4% | falling |
| 92 | Jamaica | 8.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Cape Verde | 8.4% | 2019 | up 313.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Malaysia | 6.9% | 2021 | up 194.9% | falling |
| 95 | Guinea | 6.3% | 2020 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 5.9% | 2020 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 97 | Aruba | 5.4% | 2016 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 98 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5.0% | 2022 | down 89.5% | falling |
| 99 | Armenia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 100 | India | 0.2% | 2005 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 101 | Lebanon | 0.2% | 2013 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release