Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Greece
Greece: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 78.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Greece, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Greece is 78.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Greece peaked at 81.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2004.
That places Greece 28th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64.2% | — |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 64.2% | 66.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 61.8% | 67.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 79.2% | 81.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Greece?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Greece was 78.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Greece ranks 28th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.