Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland
Ireland: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 31.5% 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 31.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ireland peaked at 56.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 46th of 68 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 | 44.2% | — |
| 1999 | 42.0% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +35.2% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -40.7% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 42.0% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 37.2% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 33.7% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 31.5% | 36.5% | 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 31.5% 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 56.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ireland ranks 46th out of 68 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 22.0%. 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release