Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland
Iceland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 26.8% 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 26.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland peaked at 31.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2019.
Iceland ranks 16th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 25.9% | — |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.8% | 31.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 26.8% | 29.2% | 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 26.8% 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 31.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Iceland ranks 16th out of 61 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 3.6%. 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release