Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Sweden
Sweden: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 65.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Sweden, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 65.8% for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Sweden peaked at 66.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1998.
That places Sweden 78th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.4% | — |
| 1999 | 61.8% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.1% | 58.4% | 61.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 61.7% | 65.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 58.8% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 65.8% | 66.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Sweden?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Sweden was 65.8% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Sweden ranks 78th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.