Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
82
Highest
100.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest
36.1%
Sri Lanka
Median
64.7%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,035
What the numbers show
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the lowest is 36.1% in Sri Lanka.
The median across all reporting countries is 64.7%, and the mean is 66.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 446.8%), and the largest decrease in Sierra Leone (down 50.8%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2021 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | 58.5% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 95.1% | 2019 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 3 | Greece | 90.7% | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 89.3% | 2018 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 88.5% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 6 | Niger | 87.8% | 2017 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 87.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 85.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 83.7% | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 10 | Mexico | 83.6% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 11 | Guinea | 83.0% | 2020 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 82.4% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 13 | Barbados | 81.7% | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 81.6% | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 15 | Vanuatu | 80.8% | 2020 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 16 | Gambia | 80.6% | 2013 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 17 | Togo | 80.1% | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 78.3% | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 78.3% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 77.1% | 2022 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 21 | Mali | 77.1% | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 22 | India | 75.7% | 2005 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 23 | British Virgin Islands | 75.5% | 2010 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 75.1% | 2014 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 74.7% | 2021 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 26 | Jordan | 74.5% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 27 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 74.5% | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 28 | Kenya | 74.1% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 29 | Cameroon | 72.6% | 2013 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 72.5% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 31 | Jamaica | 72.4% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 32 | Saint Lucia | 72.3% | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 33 | Kuwait | 72.0% | 2014 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 34 | Senegal | 71.6% | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 35 | Nepal | 70.9% | 2015 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 69.2% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 37 | Spain | 67.1% | 2022 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 38 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 67.0% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 39 | Andorra | 66.8% | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 65.2% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 41 | South Africa | 65.0% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 64.5% | 2021 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 64.0% | 2021 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 44 | San Marino | 63.6% | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 63.5% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 46 | Uganda | 62.7% | 2014 | up 446.8% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 62.2% | 2023 | up 62.6% | falling |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 62.1% | 2016 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 49 | Rwanda | 62.0% | 2024 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 61.8% | 2017 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 51 | Benin | 61.4% | 2015 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 60.7% | 2021 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 53 | Guyana | 60.7% | 2012 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 54 | Belgium | 60.2% | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 55 | Italy | 59.2% | 2022 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 56 | Chad | 59.1% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 57 | Switzerland | 58.9% | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 58 | Oman | 58.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 58.8% | 2022 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 60 | Slovakia | 58.0% | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 61 | Paraguay | 55.1% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 62 | Ghana | 54.8% | 2012 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 63 | France | 54.7% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 64 | Maldives | 54.7% | 2015 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 65 | Austria | 54.6% | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 66 | Armenia | 54.4% | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 53.9% | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 68 | Chile | 52.4% | 2022 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 69 | Sweden | 51.8% | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 70 | Lithuania | 51.5% | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 71 | New Zealand | 51.1% | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 72 | Iceland | 49.2% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 73 | United States of America | 47.9% | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 45.1% | 2015 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 44.3% | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 76 | Finland | 44.2% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 42.9% | 2022 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 78 | Czechia | 40.5% | 2022 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 79 | Estonia | 39.2% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 80 | Malta | 36.2% | 2022 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 36.1% | 2017 | down 49.4% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release