Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
66
Highest
39.4%
Malta
Lowest
0.0%
Denmark
Median
10.6%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
871

What the numbers show

Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 39.4% in Malta; the lowest is 0.0% in Denmark.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.6%, and the mean is 13.0%.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Iran, Islamic Republic of (up 1,721.8%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 100.0%).

Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 39.4% 2022 up 157.3% rising
2 Argentina 37.0% 2023 up 66.8% rising
3 Sri Lanka 25.9% 2017 up 121.5% volatile
4 Armenia 25.7% 2023 up 4.6% falling
5 United States of America 24.5% 2021 up 0.3% flat
6 Chile 24.4% 2022 volatile
7 Oman 23.7% 2024 down 8.7% falling
8 Ghana 22.6% 2012 up 92.3% rising
9 Lithuania 22.5% 2022 up 37.7% rising
10 Republic of Moldova 22.4% 2015 up 11.5% rising
11 Uruguay 22.4% 2004 up 85.8% rising
12 Estonia 22.1% 2022 rising
13 Belgium 21.3% 2022 up 18.1% rising
14 Czechia 20.9% 2022 up 42.1% rising
15 Paraguay 20.5% 2024 up 19.1% rising
16 Senegal 20.3% 2022 up 45.5% rising
17 France 20.3% 2022 down 5.4% falling
18 Afghanistan 19.7% 2017 up 86.1% rising
19 Iceland 19.1% 2022 down 1.0% flat
20 San Marino 18.5% 2023 up 26.3% rising
21 Slovakia 17.0% 2022 up 34.9% rising
22 Burkina Faso 16.0% 2016 down 34.4% falling
23 Jordan 15.9% 2024 up 133.9% volatile
24 Republic of Korea 15.7% 2022 up 1.9% rising
25 New Zealand 15.5% 2023 up 17.0% rising
26 Sweden 14.7% 2022 down 8.7% falling
27 Andorra 13.4% 2023 down 18.8% rising
28 Cambodia 13.0% 2014 up 39.5% rising
29 Côte d'Ivoire 12.9% 2024 down 41.2% falling
30 Bulgaria 12.7% 2022 up 6.4% falling
31 Saint Lucia 11.8% 2023 up 139.1% rising
32 South Africa 11.4% 2024 up 113.7% volatile
33 Switzerland 10.8% 2022 up 0.6% falling
34 Jamaica 10.5% 2024 down 4.1% falling
35 Costa Rica 10.5% 2023 up 226.5% volatile
36 Maldives 10.0% 2015 down 11.6% flat
37 Togo 9.9% 2024 up 12.8% volatile
38 Mexico 9.7% 2022 down 3.4% falling
39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.7% 2021 down 53.3% falling
40 Dominican Republic 9.5% 2023 up 107.5% rising
41 Guinea 9.2% 2020 down 64.3% falling
42 Finland 8.7% 2022 down 1.4% flat
43 Cayman Islands 7.8% 2023 volatile
44 Austria 7.5% 2022 down 7.4% rising
45 Spain 7.4% 2022 down 7.5% flat
46 India 7.4% 2005 down 21.0% flat
47 Ireland 7.4% 2021 down 17.3% rising
48 Luxembourg 6.9% 2022 down 29.8% falling
49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.5% 2014 down 38.3% falling
50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.3% 2022 up 1,721.8% volatile
51 Ecuador 6.2% 2024 down 42.1% falling
52 Portugal 5.7% 2022 down 54.5% falling
53 Kuwait 5.7% 2014 down 58.0% falling
54 Cyprus 5.1% 2022 down 0.8% falling
55 Nepal 4.7% 2015 down 3.1% flat
56 Albania 4.6% 2020 down 36.1% falling
57 Kenya 3.9% 2015 falling
58 Rwanda 3.2% 2024 down 78.6% volatile
59 Mali 3.2% 2021 down 78.6% volatile
60 Uganda 3.1% 2014 volatile
61 Sierra Leone 3.0% 2022 down 83.2% volatile
62 Italy 2.9% 2022 down 85.4% falling
63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.8% 2024 up 36.5% falling
64 Greece 2.7% 2022 up 91.2% rising
65 Gambia 1.2% 2013 down 90.3% falling
66 Denmark 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
67 places, 871 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release