Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland
Ireland: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 70.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 70.1% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland peaked at 79.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2008.
Ireland ranks 20th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.7% | — |
| 1999 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 78.7% | 79.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 65.7% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 66.0% | 71.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 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 70.1% in 2015, 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 79.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2008.
- How does Ireland rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 71 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release