Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 64.4% in 2007. ▬ Flat
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland, 1998–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2007, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland peaked at 64.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 1998.
That places Switzerland 10th out of 44 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top quarter.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.8% | — |
| 1999 | 60.4% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 56.8% | 60.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 58.8% | 64.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 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 Switzerland?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland was 64.4% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 44 countries with data for 2007.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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