Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
58
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
1.8%
Bangladesh
Median
30.8%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
721
What the numbers show
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 1.8% in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.8%, and the mean is 36.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 55.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 30,408.4%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 91.7%).
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | up 248.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Guatemala | 99.7% | 2024 | up 30,408.4% | rising |
| 4 | Mali | 81.7% | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 5 | Guyana | 74.0% | 2012 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 6 | Eritrea | 71.9% | 2005 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 66.9% | 2021 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 63.5% | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 60.4% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 59.2% | 2015 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 58.6% | 2009 | up 165.1% | rising |
| 12 | South Sudan | 55.5% | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Maldives | 52.5% | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 50.3% | 2013 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 15 | Seychelles | 46.2% | 2016 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 45.0% | 2019 | up 195.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 44.8% | 2016 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 18 | Gabon | 40.8% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 19 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 40.1% | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 38.0% | 2022 | down 47.7% | flat |
| 21 | Estonia | 37.0% | 2022 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 22 | Cuba | 35.1% | 2010 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 33.9% | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 24 | Jamaica | 33.7% | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 32.7% | 2014 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 26 | New Zealand | 32.6% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 32.5% | 2013 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 28 | Sweden | 31.3% | 2022 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 29 | Greece | 31.0% | 2022 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 30.7% | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 31 | Republic of Moldova | 30.5% | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 29.5% | 2011 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 29.2% | 2022 | up 3,321.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Malta | 27.5% | 2022 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Lithuania | 26.8% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 36 | Mongolia | 25.1% | 2017 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 23.7% | 2022 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 23.4% | 2022 | up 210.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Netherlands | 23.2% | 2015 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 22.0% | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 41 | Iceland | 21.1% | 2022 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 21.0% | 2022 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.9% | 2014 | up 196.1% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 19.5% | 2022 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 45 | Hungary | 19.1% | 2022 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 46 | France | 18.4% | 2022 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 47 | Germany | 17.8% | 2022 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 48 | United States of America | 17.7% | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.8% | 2021 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 50 | Rwanda | 15.0% | 2022 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Switzerland | 14.6% | 2007 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 52 | Belarus | 12.2% | 2023 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 53 | Niger | 11.2% | 2018 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Morocco | 10.0% | 2008 | up 196.6% | rising |
| 55 | Kenya | 9.2% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 5.2% | 2017 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 57 | Senegal | 3.9% | 2022 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 1.8% | 2020 | down 91.7% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release