Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in France
France: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 19.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
19.6%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
18th
of 76 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2017
All-time low
19.6%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in France, 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in France stood at 19.6%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
France ranks 18th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.6% | — |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.9% | 20.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.6% | 20.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 15 Malaysia 21.5% compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 20.4%
- 17 Iceland 20.3% compare
- 19 Afghanistan 19.5%
- 20 Senegal 18.8% compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 16.7% compare
More education data for France
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0602 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in France?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in France was 19.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2022.
- How does France rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- France ranks 18th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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