Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy
Italy: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 2.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy stood at 2.9%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy peaked at 21.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2021.
Italy ranks 62nd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.3% | — |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +30.2% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -34.5% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -48.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -63.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 13.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 8.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 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 Italy?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy was 2.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Italy ranks 62nd out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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