All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Portugal
Portugal: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public was 71.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Portugal, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 71.2% for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in 2017.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Portugal peaked at 80.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 1998.
That places Portugal 18th out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 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% |
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 | 69.4% | 68.3% | 71.2% | 6 |
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 % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Portugal?
- All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Portugal was 71.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
- Is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 % 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/