Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
77
Highest
89.5%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Lowest
30.9%
South Sudan
Median
58.4%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
871
What the numbers show
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%) is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 89.5% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the lowest is 30.9% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.4%, and the mean is 57.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 236.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 47.7%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 89.5% | 2010 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | 41.6% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 2 | Guinea | 83.0% | 2020 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 3 | Albania | 80.4% | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 4 | India | 80.4% | 2005 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 5 | Uruguay | 78.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 6 | Togo | 78.5% | 2016 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 76.3% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 8 | Croatia | 74.5% | 2020 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 9 | Cyprus | 73.1% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 72.9% | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 11 | Mexico | 72.5% | 2022 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 72.4% | 2021 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 13 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 72.4% | 2018 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 72.4% | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus | 72.1% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 16 | Burundi | 71.1% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 70.2% | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 18 | Vanuatu | 69.5% | 2020 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 68.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 20 | Jamaica | 66.9% | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 66.1% | 2014 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 22 | Malaysia | 65.4% | 2021 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 65.4% | 2012 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 24 | Romania | 63.9% | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 63.6% | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 63.3% | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 27 | San Marino | 63.3% | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 28 | Guatemala | 62.6% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 29 | Mali | 62.5% | 2021 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 62.3% | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 62.1% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 32 | Senegal | 62.1% | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 61.2% | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 34 | Guyana | 61.1% | 2012 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 35 | Paraguay | 61.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 61.0% | 2015 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 37 | Benin | 60.0% | 2015 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 59.4% | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 39 | Ghana | 58.4% | 2012 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 40 | Kenya | 57.8% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 41 | Nepal | 57.8% | 2015 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 42 | Switzerland | 57.1% | 2016 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 56.9% | 2022 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 44 | Italy | 56.3% | 2022 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 56.3% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 46 | Austria | 55.3% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 47 | South Africa | 54.6% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 48 | Barbados | 53.8% | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 53.4% | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 50 | Armenia | 53.3% | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 51 | Cayman Islands | 52.4% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 52 | Oman | 52.1% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 53 | Rwanda | 51.8% | 2024 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 50.1% | 2015 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 55 | Ireland | 49.8% | 2021 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 56 | Canada | 47.7% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 57 | France | 47.6% | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 58 | Slovakia | 47.0% | 2022 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 59 | Iceland | 46.9% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 60 | Maldives | 45.1% | 2015 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 61 | Lithuania | 45.0% | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 45.0% | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 44.9% | 2019 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 64 | Timor-Leste | 44.6% | 2014 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 65 | Slovenia | 43.1% | 2007 | — | rising |
| 66 | United States of America | 42.2% | 2021 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 67 | Czechia | 42.0% | 2022 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 68 | Chile | 41.9% | 2022 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 69 | Republic of Korea | 41.4% | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 70 | Andorra | 40.9% | 2023 | up 36.3% | falling |
| 71 | Finland | 40.6% | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 72 | Estonia | 35.8% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 73 | Uganda | 33.2% | 2014 | up 236.8% | rising |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 32.9% | 2014 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 75 | Malta | 31.8% | 2022 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 76 | South Sudan | 30.9% | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release