All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland
Ireland: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 32.1% 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 32.1% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland peaked at 81.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2021.
That places Ireland 87th out of 100 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 66.7% | — |
| 1999 | 63.6% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -57.7% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.1% | 63.6% | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 56.1% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 34.3% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 32.1% | 36.9% | 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 32.1% 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 81.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ireland ranks 87th out of 100 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 51.0%. 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release