Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Lithuania
Lithuania: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 34.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Lithuania, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Lithuania is 34.3%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Lithuania peaked at 36.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2011.
That places Lithuania 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.2% | — |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 26.6% | 29.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 23.7% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 28.8% | 35.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 5 France 35.1% compare
- 6 Honduras 34.9% compare
- 7 Chile 34.3% compare
- 9 United States of America 34.3% compare
- 10 South Africa 33.5% compare
- 11 San Marino 33.0% compare
More education data for Lithuania
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0419 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 Lithuania?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Lithuania was 34.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2011.
- How does Lithuania rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Lithuania ranks 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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