Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Poland
Poland: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 70.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Poland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 70.3% for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Poland peaked at 70.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2008.
Poland ranks 62nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.2% | — |
| 1999 | 64.1% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.7% | 61.2% | 64.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 60.4% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 61.4% | 70.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 70.3% | 70.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 59 Oman 71.0% compare
- 60 South Africa 70.7% compare
- 61 Côte d'Ivoire 70.5% compare
- 63 Germany 70.2% compare
- 64 Slovenia 69.6% compare
- 65 United States of America 69.6% compare
More education data for Poland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Poland?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Poland was 70.3% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2008.
- How does Poland rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Poland ranks 62nd out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.