Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland
Ireland: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 49.8% 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
Ireland recorded 49.8% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland peaked at 66.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2017.
That places Ireland 55th out of 77 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 66.6% | — |
| 1999 | 63.9% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 63.9% | 66.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 58.5% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 47.3% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 47.7% | 49.8% | 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 49.8% 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 66.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ireland ranks 55th out of 77 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 17.1%. 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release