Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Canada
Canada: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 18.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Canada, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Canada stood at 18.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Canada peaked at 22.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2011.
That places Canada 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.0% | — |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 18.0% | 22.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 17.7% | 19.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.8% | 19.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Canada?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Canada was 18.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Canada ranks 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release