All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain
Spain: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 78.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain stood at 78.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain peaked at 83.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2006.
Spain ranks 40th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81.7% | — |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 73.2% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 76.7% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 78.9% | 82.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
- 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 Spain?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain was 78.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Spain ranks 40th out of 118 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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