Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain
Spain: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 6.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain stood at 6.8%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain peaked at 8.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2022.
Spain ranks 47th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.1% | — |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.1% compare
- 45 Luxembourg 6.9% compare
- 46 Ireland 6.9% compare
- 48 Ghana 6.6% compare
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.3% compare
- 50 Ecuador 6.2% compare
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.38 million (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 6.8% 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 8.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Spain ranks 47th out of 66 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 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release