All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ireland
Ireland: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 56.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ireland, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ireland stood at 56.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ireland peaked at 79.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2017.
Ireland ranks 91st of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.1% | — |
| 1999 | 76.3% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 76.3% | 79.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 72.3% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 53.0% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 55.0% | 56.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ireland?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ireland was 56.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Ireland ranks 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release