Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland
Ireland: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 60.7% 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
In 2021, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland stood at 60.7%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland peaked at 79.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 52nd of 82 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 | 79.4% | — |
| 1999 | 77.7% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 70.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 77.7% | 79.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 65.8% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 62.3% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 60.7% | 63.1% | 2 |
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 60.7% 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 79.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ireland ranks 52nd out of 82 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 13.7%. 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 primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release