Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland
Switzerland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 10.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland is 10.8%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland peaked at 17.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2015.
Switzerland ranks 33rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.7% | — |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +61.3% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -41.1% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 30 Bulgaria 12.7% compare
- 31 Saint Lucia 11.8% compare
- 32 South Africa 11.4% compare
- 34 Jamaica 10.5% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 10.5% compare
- 36 Maldives 10.0% compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 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 Switzerland?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland was 10.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Switzerland ranks 33rd out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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