Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in New Zealand
New Zealand: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 15.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 15.2% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in New Zealand peaked at 15.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 30th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +4.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 15.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.1% | 15.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.6% | 15.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,426 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,020 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,552 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in New Zealand?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in New Zealand was 15.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- New Zealand ranks 30th out of 76 countries with data for 2023.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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