Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland
Iceland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 18.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland is 18.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland peaked at 18.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2015.
Iceland ranks 13th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15.3% | — |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.0% | 16.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.4% | 18.0% | 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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland was 18.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Iceland ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release