Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 50.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 50.6% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland peaked at 85.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 48th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84.0% | — |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 83.5% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 84.0% | 84.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 82.4% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 51.1% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.6% | 51.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- 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)
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 50.6% in 2022, 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 85.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Switzerland ranks 48th out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release