Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Estonia
Estonia: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 50.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Estonia, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 50.9% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Estonia peaked at 56.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Estonia ranks 53rd of 72 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 28.8% | — |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.1% | 0.0% | 49.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 50.7% | 56.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25,046 (2012)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.065 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 89,246 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Estonia?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Estonia was 50.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Estonia ranks 53rd out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Estonia 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release