Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Peru
Peru: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 14.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Peru, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Peru stood at 14.8%.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Peru peaked at 31.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1998.
That places Peru 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.9% | — |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +927.3% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -49.7% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 3.1% | 31.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 12.8% | 16.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
- 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 Peru?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Peru was 14.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1998.
- How does Peru rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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