Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
30
Highest
47.7%
Maldives
Lowest
0.0%
Andorra
Median
15.1%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
361
What the numbers show
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 47.7% in Maldives; the lowest is 0.0% in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.1%, and the mean is 14.6%.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 767.8%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 100.0%).
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 47.7% | 2015 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 2 | United States | 30.7% | 2021 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 3 | Senegal | 28.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Italy | 26.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Malta | 25.2% | 2022 | up 767.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Lithuania | 23.5% | 2022 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 7 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 23.1% | 2022 | up 369.8% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 22.9% | 2022 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 9 | Moldova | 22.4% | 2015 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 19.8% | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Czechia | 19.2% | 2022 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 12 | Estonia | 18.3% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 13 | Iceland | 18.0% | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 16.9% | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 15.5% | 2022 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 14.7% | 2022 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 14.0% | 2017 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 13.2% | 2007 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 19 | Jamaica | 9.3% | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 6.2% | 2022 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Kenya | 5.4% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 4.8% | 2016 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 3.9% | 2022 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.8% | 2014 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 2.7% | 2022 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | 1.1% | 2021 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Mali | 1.0% | 2021 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release