All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Iceland
Iceland: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 78.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 78.5% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Iceland peaked at 78.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2006.
That places Iceland 34th out of 102 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68.4% | — |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.9% | 64.3% | 74.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 65.8% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 75.7% | 78.5% | 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 upper in Iceland?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Iceland was 78.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2006.
- How does Iceland rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 102 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release