All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland
Iceland: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 77.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland is 77.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland peaked at 77.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Iceland 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 73.7% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | — |
| 2013 | 65.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 0.0% | 70.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 74.7% | 77.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 7 Niger 85.1% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 81.8% compare
- 9 Switzerland 77.6%
- 11 Romania 74.9% compare
- 12 Germany 74.8% compare
- 13 United States of America 73.6% compare
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland was 77.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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 post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release