Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain
Spain: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 17.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 17.6% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain peaked at 18.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2001.
Spain ranks 31st of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.9% | — |
| 2000 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.8% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.6% | 18.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain was 17.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Spain ranks 31st out of 61 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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