Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland
Iceland: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 52.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland is 52.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland peaked at 52.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 59th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 49.6% | — |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.3% | 51.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 52.5% | 52.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 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 Iceland?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland was 52.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Iceland ranks 59th out of 80 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release