All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland
Ireland: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 29.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 29.4% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2021.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland peaked at 76.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 52nd of 59 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 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.8% | — |
| 1999 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +63.8% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -44.7% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.9% | 65.8% | 66.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 54.4% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 36.2% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.3% | 29.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 49 Azerbaijan 34.2% compare
- 50 Ethiopia 33.6% compare
- 51 Philippines 32.8% compare
- 53 South Sudan 27.1% compare
- 54 Italy 26.0% compare
- 55 Guyana 23.7% compare
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 in Ireland?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland was 29.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ireland ranks 52nd out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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 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