Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland
Ireland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 1.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of up 48.0% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland peaked at 12.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Ireland 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.9% | — |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +72.6% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -67.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -47.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 1.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 23 Sierra Leone 3.9% compare
- 24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.8% compare
- 25 Greece 2.7% compare
- 27 Mali 1.0% compare
- 28 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 28 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 28 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 28 Romania 0.0%
- 28 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- 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 Ireland?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland was 1.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Ireland ranks 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2021.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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