Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Cyprus
Cyprus: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 5.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Cyprus, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Cyprus stood at 5.1%.
That represents a change of up 40.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Cyprus peaked at 17.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2021.
That places Cyprus 54th out of 67 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -63.3% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +41.6% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -50.4% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 137 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,211 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
- 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 Cyprus?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Cyprus was 5.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Cyprus ranks 54th out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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February 2026 Data Release