Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland
Switzerland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 16.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland stood at 16.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland peaked at 16.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1998.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.9% | — |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.0% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.6% | 16.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland was 16.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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