All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Portugal
Portugal: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 76.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Portugal, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Portugal stood at 76.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Portugal peaked at 91.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2012.
Portugal ranks 42nd of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 upper in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 86.9% | — |
| 1999 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 88.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.2% | 86.9% | 87.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 80.4% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 72.3% | 89.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 76.5% | 82.4% | 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 upper in Portugal?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Portugal was 76.5% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 102 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release