Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
67
Highest
83.0%
Guinea
Lowest
3.2%
Niger
Median
39.6%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
797
What the numbers show
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 83.0% in Guinea; the lowest is 3.2% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.6%, and the mean is 41.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 782.5%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 89.8%).
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 83.0% | 2020 | up 623.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Uruguay | 80.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 3 | South Sudan | 77.6% | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 4 | Jamaica | 72.9% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 5 | Malaysia | 72.5% | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 71.4% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 7 | Armenia | 69.5% | 2023 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 66.8% | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 9 | Argentina | 65.9% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 10 | Croatia | 65.4% | 2020 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 62.9% | 2021 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 12 | Albania | 62.6% | 2020 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 62.4% | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 59.3% | 2012 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | Ecuador | 59.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Romania | 57.6% | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 17 | Ghana | 56.8% | 2012 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 55.1% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 52.4% | 2022 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 20 | Monaco | 49.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 48.7% | 2022 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 48.6% | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 23 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 48.3% | 2022 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 24 | Benin | 47.6% | 2015 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 25 | Burundi | 46.5% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 26 | Mali | 46.2% | 2021 | up 145.4% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 45.4% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 44.9% | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 29 | Guyana | 43.4% | 2012 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 43.3% | 2014 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 31 | Rwanda | 41.5% | 2024 | up 782.5% | volatile |
| 32 | San Marino | 41.3% | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 40.9% | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 39.6% | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 35 | Honduras | 39.5% | 2019 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 37.9% | 2022 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 36.7% | 2007 | — | rising |
| 38 | France | 35.6% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 35.0% | 2015 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 40 | Greece | 34.2% | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 33.8% | 2022 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 42 | Nepal | 33.6% | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Oman | 33.5% | 2024 | up 436.0% | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 33.0% | 2022 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 31.9% | 2015 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 46 | Ireland | 31.5% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 47 | Lithuania | 31.5% | 2022 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.2% | 2014 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 29.1% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 50 | Senegal | 28.6% | 2022 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 51 | Malta | 28.5% | 2022 | down 49.4% | rising |
| 52 | United States of America | 28.3% | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 53 | South Africa | 27.7% | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 26.5% | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 55 | Slovakia | 26.3% | 2022 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.6% | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 57 | Latvia | 25.3% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 22.4% | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 59 | Estonia | 21.7% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Peru | 17.6% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 61 | Guatemala | 13.1% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 62 | Uganda | 11.4% | 2014 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 10.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 64 | Timor-Leste | 9.5% | 2014 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 8.0% | 2022 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 66 | Andorra | 8.0% | 2023 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Niger | 3.2% | 2018 | down 89.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release