Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland
Iceland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 18.3% 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
Iceland recorded 18.3% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Iceland peaked at 18.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2015.
That places Iceland 19th out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 16.0% | — |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.4% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.7% | 18.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 16 Afghanistan 19.7% compare
- 17 France 19.2% compare
- 18 Estonia 18.7% compare
- 20 San Marino 17.4% compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 16.3% compare
- 22 Slovakia 16.3% compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
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 18.3% 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 18.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Iceland ranks 19th out of 66 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 14.8%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release