Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland
Ireland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 7.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland is 7.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland peaked at 18.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2017.
Ireland ranks 52nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 9.5% | — |
| 1999 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -51.2% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 6.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 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 7.2% 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 18.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Ireland ranks 52nd out of 72 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 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release