Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy
Italy: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 14.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 14.1% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy peaked at 28.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2022.
Italy ranks 37th of 61 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.6% | — |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +32.6% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 17.1% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 15.6% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.1% | 14.9% | 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 14.1% 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 28.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Italy ranks 37th out of 61 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 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release