Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland
Switzerland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 12.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 12.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland peaked at 14.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2009.
Switzerland ranks 30th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.7% | — |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.8% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.3% | 12.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 27 Finland 13.2% compare
- 28 Canada 13.1% compare
- 29 South Africa 12.5% compare
- 31 Uruguay 11.9% compare
- 32 Saint Lucia 11.8% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 11.3% compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 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 Switzerland?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Switzerland was 12.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Switzerland ranks 30th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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