Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Portugal
Portugal: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 6.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Portugal, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Portugal is 6.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Portugal peaked at 16.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 58th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.5% | — |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.0% | 14.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 8.7% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 3 |
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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Portugal?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Portugal was 6.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Portugal ranks 58th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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