Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain
Spain: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 48.6% 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
In 2022, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain stood at 48.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Spain peaked at 50.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2008.
That places Spain 22nd out of 68 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 44.9% | — |
| 2000 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 44.9% | 44.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 44.4% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 46.2% | 50.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 48.6% | 50.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- 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)
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 48.6% 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 50.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 68 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 down 0.1%. 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release