Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium
Belgium: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 17.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 17.3% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium peaked at 17.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2017.
Belgium ranks 22nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.4% | — |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.4% | 15.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.4% | 17.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 19 Ghana 20.3% compare
- 20 Switzerland 20.3% compare
- 21 Malaysia 19.5% compare
- 23 Mali 16.2% compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 16.0% compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.5% compare
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- 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)
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 17.3% 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 17.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 63 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 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release