Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage was 63.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in United Kingdom, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 63.3% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2021.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in United Kingdom peaked at 66.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2010.
That places United Kingdom 26th out of 77 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.2% | — |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -29.9% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +51.6% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | -1.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 63.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 63.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.6%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +51.6% | 34.4% | 52.2% |
| 2010 | -29.9% | 49.1% | 34.4% |
| 2013 | +25.3% | 52.2% | 65.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 47.6% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 45.2% | 52.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 34.4% | 66.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 63.3% | 64.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.73 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in United Kingdom?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in United Kingdom was 63.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- United Kingdom ranks 26th out of 77 countries with data for 2021.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release