Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in France
France: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 47.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
47.9%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
17th
of 44 countries
All-time high
50.5%
in 2017
All-time low
47.9%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in France, 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in France stood at 47.9%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
France ranks 17th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 50.5% | — |
| 2018 | 50.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.7% | 48.6% | 50.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 47.9% | 49.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 14 Bangladesh 54.0%
- 15 Bulgaria 51.5% compare
- 16 Czechia 48.0% compare
- 18 Afghanistan 44.2%
- 19 United States of America 43.0% compare
- 20 Slovakia 41.8% compare
More education data for France
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0602 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in France?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in France was 47.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 2022.
- How does France rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- France ranks 17th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release