All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland
Iceland: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 64.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 64.9% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in 2022.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland peaked at 72.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2013.
That places Iceland 82nd out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 65.7% | — |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5% | 65.2% | 69.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 62.7% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 64.9% | 66.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 public in Iceland?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland was 64.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Iceland ranks 82nd out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release