All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland
Ireland: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 55.0% 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
In 2021, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland stood at 55.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland peaked at 78.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2017.
Ireland ranks 108th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.9% | — |
| 1999 | 76.3% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | -28.3% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.6% | 76.3% | 78.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 70.9% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 53.5% | 75.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 53.7% | 55.0% | 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 in Ireland?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland was 55.0% 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 78.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ireland ranks 108th out of 119 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 26.4%. 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release