Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Cyprus
Cyprus: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 5.2% 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
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Cyprus is 5.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Cyprus peaked at 16.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2022.
That places Cyprus 62nd out of 76 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 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -44.5% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -42.0% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 7.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,083 (2023)
- 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)
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 5.2% 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 16.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Cyprus ranks 62nd out of 76 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 24.0%. 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 primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release