Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Slovakia
Slovakia: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 26.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Slovakia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 26.3% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Slovakia peaked at 40.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2015.
Slovakia ranks 55th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 40.4% | — |
| 2000 | 29.3% | -27.6% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -31.3% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +64.5% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 25.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 18.3% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 26.3% | 31.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 52 United States of America 28.3% compare
- 53 South Africa 27.7% compare
- 54 Chile 26.5% compare
- 56 Côte d'Ivoire 25.6% compare
- 57 Latvia 25.3% compare
- 58 Republic of Korea 22.4% compare
More education data for Slovakia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,484 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93,834 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Slovakia?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Slovakia was 26.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2015.
- How does Slovakia rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Slovakia ranks 55th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release