Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation by country
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.
Countries reporting
116
Highest
100.0%
British Virgin Islands
Lowest
30.2%
Seychelles
Median
71.2%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,585
What the numbers show
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in British Virgin Islands; the lowest is 30.2% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 71.2%, and the mean is 69.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 82.0%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 46.7%).
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 2 | Lebanon | 97.6% | 2013 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 3 | Argentina | 95.9% | 2023 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 94.4% | 2010 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 94.1% | 2019 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 6 | Aruba | 93.0% | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Palestine, State of | 92.9% | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 8 | Guinea | 92.3% | 2020 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 9 | Togo | 90.5% | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 10 | San Marino | 87.2% | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 11 | India | 86.2% | 2005 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 12 | Ecuador | 85.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 13 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 85.2% | 2022 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 84.8% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 15 | Jordan | 84.5% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia | 82.9% | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 82.8% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | Malaysia | 82.8% | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 19 | Paraguay | 81.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 81.2% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 81.2% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 22 | Cook Islands | 81.0% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 23 | Belgium | 80.8% | 2022 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.5% | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 25 | Senegal | 79.5% | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 78.8% | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 27 | Jamaica | 78.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 78.0% | 2022 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 29 | Burundi | 77.6% | 2012 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 30 | Serbia | 77.6% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 31 | Portugal | 77.3% | 2022 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 76.1% | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 75.7% | 2022 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 75.0% | 2019 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 74.8% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 36 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 74.6% | 2018 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 74.5% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 74.4% | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 74.1% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | 74.1% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 41 | Israel | 73.8% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 42 | Philippines | 73.4% | 2009 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 43 | Ghana | 73.3% | 2014 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 44 | Mali | 73.2% | 2021 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 45 | France | 73.1% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 72.6% | 2014 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 72.1% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 72.0% | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 49 | Lithuania | 71.9% | 2022 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 71.9% | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 51 | Saint Lucia | 71.9% | 2023 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 52 | Niger | 71.8% | 2017 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 71.8% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Malta | 71.6% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 55 | Denmark | 71.6% | 2022 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 56 | Albania | 71.5% | 2023 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 71.4% | 2015 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 58 | Chile | 71.3% | 2022 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 59 | Oman | 71.0% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 60 | South Africa | 70.7% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 62 | Poland | 70.3% | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 63 | Germany | 70.2% | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 64 | Slovenia | 69.6% | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 65 | United States of America | 69.6% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | Benin | 69.5% | 2015 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 69.5% | 2020 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 68 | Mongolia | 69.3% | 2017 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 69.1% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 70 | Norway | 68.6% | 2022 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 68.3% | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 72 | Türkiye | 68.1% | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 73 | Latvia | 68.0% | 2022 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 74 | Madagascar | 67.4% | 2013 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 67.0% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 76 | Hungary | 66.9% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 77 | Canada | 66.6% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 78 | Sweden | 65.8% | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 79 | Japan | 65.8% | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 80 | Austria | 65.7% | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 81 | Slovakia | 65.1% | 2022 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 82 | Iceland | 64.9% | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 83 | Nepal | 64.1% | 2015 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 84 | Indonesia | 64.1% | 2015 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 85 | Romania | 63.9% | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 86 | Estonia | 63.9% | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 87 | Macau, China | 63.8% | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 88 | Guyana | 62.9% | 2012 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 89 | Guatemala | 62.6% | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 90 | Thailand | 62.5% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 91 | Kenya | 60.9% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 92 | Czechia | 60.3% | 2022 | up 24.5% | flat |
| 93 | Peru | 59.8% | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 94 | Maldives | 59.6% | 2016 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 95 | Cuba | 58.6% | 2010 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 96 | Republic of Korea | 58.6% | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 97 | Andorra | 57.6% | 2023 | up 43.9% | flat |
| 98 | Cayman Islands | 57.2% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 57.0% | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 100 | Ireland | 56.9% | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 101 | Rwanda | 56.6% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 102 | Montserrat | 55.5% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 103 | Finland | 55.2% | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 55.0% | 2019 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 105 | Barbados | 52.3% | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 50.7% | 2018 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 107 | Gambia | 50.4% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 49.5% | 2014 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 109 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.3% | 2013 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 110 | Monaco | 47.8% | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 111 | Viet Nam | 46.9% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 42.4% | 2014 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 113 | Uganda | 39.1% | 2014 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 114 | Djibouti | 38.8% | 2007 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 115 | South Sudan | 35.8% | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 116 | Seychelles | 30.2% | 2016 | down 46.7% | falling |
About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.