Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 25.3% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka, 2009–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka stood at 25.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 80.8% on the previous year and up 219.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka peaked at 25.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.9% | — |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -47.7% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +209.6% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +80.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 4.1% | 25.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka was 25.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 5th out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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