All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Iceland
Iceland: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public was 70.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Iceland, 2004–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Iceland stood at 70.9%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Iceland peaked at 87.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2012.
That places Iceland 19th out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 73.4% | — |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 77.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | -25.3% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 73.4% | 79.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 65.3% | 87.5% | 8 |
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 % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Iceland?
- All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Iceland was 70.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public?
- Iceland ranks 19th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
- Is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
All staff (teacher and non-teachers) compensation expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Staff compensation includes salaries, contributions by employers for staff retirement programmes, and other allowances and benefits. Divide all staff compensation in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/