Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy
Italy: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 81.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy stood at 81.3%.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy peaked at 81.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2012.
That places Italy 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67.8% | — |
| 2000 | 66.1% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.8% | 67.8% | 67.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 59.8% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 58.2% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 78.8% | 81.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy was 81.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release