All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Portugal
Portugal: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 71.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Portugal, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 71.4% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Portugal peaked at 80.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 1998.
That places Portugal 25th out of 100 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.2% | — |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 59.2% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 62.1% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 68.3% | 71.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.4% | 74.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Portugal?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Portugal was 71.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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