Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 0.5% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
0.5%
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
57th
of 61 countries
All-time high
10.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.5%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2010–2015
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka, 2010–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 57th out of 61 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.1% | — |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -94.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -15.5% |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sri Lanka was 0.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 61 countries with data for 2015.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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