Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
99
Highest
100.0%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
Argentina
Median
17.4%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,330
What the numbers show
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.4%, and the mean is 18.9%.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 689.9%), 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 | Niger | 100.0% | 2018 | up 386.5% | volatile |
| 2 | South Sudan | 57.6% | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Uganda | 56.5% | 2014 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 4 | Mali | 46.6% | 2021 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 5 | Guatemala | 35.6% | 2024 | up 120.7% | rising |
| 6 | Cuba | 35.0% | 2010 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 34.5% | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 8 | Maldives | 34.4% | 2019 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 34.2% | 2021 | up 140.7% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 33.5% | 2021 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 33.3% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Nepal | 32.9% | 2015 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 31.9% | 2023 | up 146.9% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 31.3% | 2022 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 30.3% | 2020 | up 689.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Cambodia | 29.7% | 2014 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 17 | Seychelles | 28.5% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 28.3% | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 27.2% | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 26.6% | 2022 | up 405.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Hungary | 25.6% | 2022 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 25.1% | 2022 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 23 | Jamaica | 25.0% | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 23.9% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 25 | Gabon | 23.2% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 22.8% | 2022 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 22.6% | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 22.2% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 22.0% | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 21.6% | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 21.4% | 2022 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 21.2% | 2017 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 33 | Philippines | 20.9% | 2009 | up 135.9% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 20.8% | 2022 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 35 | Latvia | 20.7% | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 20.7% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 20.4% | 2016 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 20.3% | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 39 | Rwanda | 19.6% | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 19.1% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 18.8% | 2022 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 42 | El Salvador | 18.6% | 2016 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 43 | Kuwait | 18.3% | 2014 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 44 | France | 18.1% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 18.0% | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 17.8% | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 17.8% | 2022 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 48 | Slovenia | 17.5% | 2022 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 49 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.4% | 2021 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 50 | United States of America | 17.4% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | New Zealand | 17.2% | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 52 | Japan | 16.5% | 2021 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 53 | Norway | 16.4% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 16.0% | 2019 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 55 | Denmark | 16.0% | 2022 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Germany | 15.9% | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 57 | Türkiye | 15.6% | 2022 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 15.1% | 2022 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 59 | Spain | 14.7% | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 60 | Andorra | 13.9% | 2023 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 61 | Gambia | 13.7% | 2013 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 62 | Indonesia | 13.7% | 2014 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 63 | Switzerland | 13.4% | 2022 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 64 | Kenya | 13.4% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 65 | Italy | 12.8% | 2022 | down 32.8% | flat |
| 66 | Oman | 12.7% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 67 | Morocco | 12.6% | 2009 | up 121.9% | rising |
| 68 | Armenia | 12.5% | 2023 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Thailand | 12.1% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.8% | 2014 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 71 | India | 11.4% | 2005 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 10.9% | 2014 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 73 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.7% | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 74 | Cameroon | 10.6% | 2013 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 75 | Cyprus | 10.3% | 2022 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 76 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.2% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 77 | Malawi | 10.1% | 2016 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 78 | Ecuador | 10.0% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 79 | San Marino | 9.7% | 2023 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 9.5% | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | 7.8% | 2024 | down 46.1% | flat |
| 82 | Albania | 7.7% | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 83 | Paraguay | 7.4% | 2024 | up 94.6% | falling |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 7.4% | 2017 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 85 | Belgium | 7.3% | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 86 | Greece | 6.5% | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 87 | Guinea | 6.3% | 2020 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Malta | 6.2% | 2022 | up 39.1% | falling |
| 89 | Mexico | 5.4% | 2022 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 90 | Ghana | 5.4% | 2014 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Comoros | 5.3% | 2015 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 4.2% | 2020 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Jordan | 4.2% | 2024 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 94 | Senegal | 3.2% | 2022 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 3.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Cayman Islands | 2.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.5% | 2022 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Monaco | 2.4% | 2024 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release