Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy
Italy: 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 Italy, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy is 16.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy peaked at 19.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1998.
Italy ranks 23rd of 76 countries on this measure, 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.2% | — |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.9% | 19.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1998.
- How does Italy rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Italy ranks 23rd out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release