Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
81
Highest
92.6%
Azerbaijan
Lowest
18.4%
Bangladesh
Median
63.2%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,019
What the numbers show
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 92.6% in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 18.4% in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.2%, and the mean is 62.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 124.0%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 73.8%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … staff secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 92.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 91.4% | 2018 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 89.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 4 | Greece | 89.8% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 5 | Barbados | 86.4% | 2022 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 6 | Uruguay | 85.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 83.7% | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 8 | Guinea | 83.0% | 2020 | up 64.8% | falling |
| 9 | Iran | 82.4% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 10 | Cyprus | 82.2% | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 11 | Togo | 80.9% | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 12 | Gambia | 80.3% | 2013 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia | 80.3% | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 14 | Montserrat | 79.9% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 77.1% | 2021 | up 124.0% | rising |
| 16 | India | 75.7% | 2005 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 17 | Kuwait | 75.1% | 2014 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 18 | Vanuatu | 75.0% | 2020 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 19 | San Marino | 72.6% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 20 | Senegal | 71.9% | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 71.8% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 22 | Jordan | 71.6% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 71.2% | 2019 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 70.9% | 2022 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 70.2% | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 26 | Laos | 69.8% | 2014 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 68.1% | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 67.9% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Albania | 67.7% | 2020 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 67.6% | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 31 | Paraguay | 67.5% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 32 | Romania | 66.6% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 33 | British Virgin Islands | 65.9% | 2015 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 34 | Kenya | 65.7% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 35 | Benin | 65.6% | 2015 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 65.4% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 37 | Belgium | 65.2% | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 38 | South Africa | 64.2% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 63.8% | 2022 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 40 | Austria | 63.5% | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 63.2% | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 42 | Jamaica | 62.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 62.3% | 2017 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 62.2% | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 45 | Malaysia | 62.2% | 2021 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 46 | Guyana | 62.0% | 2012 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 47 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 60.5% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 48 | Cameroon | 59.2% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 49 | Oman | 58.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 50 | Ghana | 58.8% | 2012 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 51 | Andorra | 58.7% | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 52 | Argentina | 58.7% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 53 | Rwanda | 58.5% | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | 58.0% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 55.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 56 | Armenia | 54.4% | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 53.8% | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 58 | France | 53.2% | 2022 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 59 | Slovakia | 52.6% | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 60 | Iceland | 52.5% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 51.8% | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 62 | Cambodia | 51.0% | 2014 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 63 | Sweden | 50.1% | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 64 | Lithuania | 50.0% | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 65 | Nepal | 49.7% | 2015 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 66 | Maldives | 49.3% | 2015 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 67 | Malta | 49.0% | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 68 | Moldova | 48.0% | 2015 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 69 | United States | 47.9% | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 70 | Ireland | 47.9% | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 71 | Peru | 47.5% | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 72 | South Korea | 45.8% | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 73 | Finland | 44.0% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 74 | Estonia | 43.2% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 75 | Chile | 42.1% | 2022 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 76 | Czechia | 42.1% | 2022 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 77 | Mali | 38.9% | 2021 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 37.2% | 2017 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 79 | South Sudan | 26.7% | 2024 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 80 | Uganda | 18.8% | 2014 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 18.4% | 2020 | down 69.2% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release