Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy
Italy: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 16.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy stood at 16.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy peaked at 20.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2002.
Italy ranks 22nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.1% | — |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +88.8% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 9.7% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.7% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.6% | 17.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 19 Afghanistan 19.5% compare
- 20 Senegal 18.8% compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 16.7% compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 16.4% compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 16.3% compare
- 25 Switzerland 16.2% compare
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy was 16.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2002.
- How does Italy rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Italy ranks 22nd out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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