Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy
Italy: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 23.3% 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 23.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy peaked at 23.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2016.
Italy ranks 9th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.8% | — |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +34.8% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 13.6% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.5% | 23.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- 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 Italy?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Italy was 23.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 66 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 up 22.5%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release