Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 85.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 85.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 85.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2014.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 13th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67.6% | — |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.2% | 67.6% | 81.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.9% | 85.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 406,399 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 108,066 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 519,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 505,053 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 85.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2014.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 13th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.