Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden
Sweden: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 50.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 50.1% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden peaked at 51.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 1998.
That places Sweden 62nd out of 80 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44.6% | — |
| 1999 | 46.9% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8% | 44.6% | 46.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 45.9% | 47.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 45.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.1% | 51.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sweden was 50.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Sweden ranks 62nd out of 80 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release