Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 69.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland stood at 69.3%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland peaked at 70.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2002.
Switzerland ranks 23rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.3% | — |
| 1999 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 64.7% | 65.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 63.8% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 65.6% | 70.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 69.3% | 70.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Switzerland was 69.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release