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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
69 places, 886 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release