Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium
Belgium: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 21.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium stood at 21.3%.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium peaked at 22.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2014.
Belgium ranks 13th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.0% | — |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.4% | 20.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.0% | 22.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium was 21.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release