Ireland vs Italy: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure
Ireland
10.6%
in 2015
Italy
13.3%
in 2022
Ireland rank
33rd
Italy rank
30th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 13.3% against 10.6% in Ireland, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.
Ireland ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 30th of 63 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 9.1% | 6.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 13.0% | 4.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 15.7% | 3.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure, Ireland or Italy?
- Italy, at 13.3% against 10.6% in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure between Ireland and Italy?
- 2.7%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Ireland ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 30th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release