All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Spain
Spain: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 76.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Spain, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Spain is 76.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Spain peaked at 81.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2008.
That places Spain 41st 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 15 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 64.4% | — |
| 2008 | 63.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8% | 63.7% | 66.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 65.9% | 81.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 76.5% | 80.8% | 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 upper in Spain?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Spain 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 102 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release