Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain
Spain: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 71.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 71.8% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain peaked at 75.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2006.
That places Spain 20th out of 80 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.3% | — |
| 2000 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 64.9% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 68.8% | 75.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 71.8% | 75.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain was 71.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Spain ranks 20th out of 80 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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