Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland
Ireland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 6.9% 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
Ireland recorded 6.9% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2021.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ireland peaked at 14.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2007.
Ireland ranks 46th of 66 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 | 5.2% | — |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +90.6% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +81.6% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -46.5% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 43 Kuwait 7.2% compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.1% compare
- 45 Luxembourg 6.9% compare
- 47 Spain 6.8% compare
- 48 Ghana 6.6% compare
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.3% compare
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 6.9% 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 14.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2007.
- How does Ireland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Ireland ranks 46th out of 66 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 11.1%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release