Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy
Italy: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 33.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy is 33.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy peaked at 40.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2012.
Italy ranks 41st 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.5% | — |
| 2000 | 36.8% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 31.3% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 30.1% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.4% | 33.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Italy was 33.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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