Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sweden
Sweden: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 14.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sweden, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 14.4% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sweden peaked at 18.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 32nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.8% | — |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.8% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.5% | 18.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sweden?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sweden was 14.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 32nd out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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