Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
69
Highest
92.9%
Azerbaijan
Lowest
19.3%
Uganda
Median
64.1%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
886
What the numbers show
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 92.9% in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 19.3% in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 64.1%, and the mean is 63.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 2,181.2%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 43.7%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 92.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 2 | Greece | 90.7% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 89.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 84.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 83.7% | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 6 | Guinea | 83.0% | 2020 | up 59.3% | falling |
| 7 | Mexico | 82.7% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 82.4% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Cyprus | 81.7% | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 81.3% | 2022 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 11 | Kenya | 80.5% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 12 | Togo | 80.3% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 13 | Gambia | 80.1% | 2013 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 80.0% | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 15 | Kuwait | 76.0% | 2014 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 16 | India | 75.7% | 2005 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 17 | Jordan | 74.7% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 74.7% | 2021 | up 543.6% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 74.1% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | San Marino | 71.6% | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 21 | Andorra | 71.0% | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 70.8% | 2022 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 23 | Albania | 70.8% | 2020 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 69.2% | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 25 | Paraguay | 69.1% | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 68.8% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 27 | Ghana | 68.7% | 2012 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 68.1% | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 67.6% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 30 | Senegal | 67.5% | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 31 | Switzerland | 66.8% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Romania | 66.6% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 65.4% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 64.9% | 2014 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 64.1% | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 36 | Jamaica | 63.3% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 62.8% | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 62.3% | 2021 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 62.3% | 2017 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 58.9% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 41 | Oman | 58.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 58.2% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 43 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.8% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 44 | Slovakia | 56.9% | 2022 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 45 | Rwanda | 56.2% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 46 | Cambodia | 55.6% | 2014 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 55.3% | 2016 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 48 | Armenia | 54.9% | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 49 | New Zealand | 52.1% | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 50 | Sweden | 51.9% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 51 | France | 51.8% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 52 | Lithuania | 51.5% | 2022 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 53 | Nepal | 51.4% | 2015 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 54 | Maldives | 50.1% | 2015 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 55 | Republic of Moldova | 49.8% | 2015 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 56 | Mali | 49.5% | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 49.4% | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 58 | Ireland | 49.1% | 2021 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 59 | Malta | 48.7% | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 48.2% | 2022 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 61 | United States of America | 47.9% | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 62 | Iceland | 46.3% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 63 | Republic of Korea | 45.6% | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 64 | Finland | 44.5% | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 65 | Czechia | 40.8% | 2022 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 66 | Estonia | 38.7% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 38.1% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 37.3% | 2017 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 69 | Uganda | 19.3% | 2014 | up 2,181.2% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release