Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland
Ireland: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 28.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland is 28.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland peaked at 72.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 31st of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.8% | — |
| 1999 | 61.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +90.7% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -43.4% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 45.4% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 34.8% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.5% | 28.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- 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 Ireland?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland was 28.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ireland ranks 31st out of 44 countries with data for 2021.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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 post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release