Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland
Ireland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 12.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
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 12.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland peaked at 17.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1998.
Ireland ranks 35th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.8% | — |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +36.9% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +52.5% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -42.7% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.0% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- 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)
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 12.7% 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 17.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Ireland ranks 35th out of 76 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 up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release