Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland
Iceland: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 60.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland stood at 60.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland peaked at 60.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2015.
Iceland ranks 39th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 52.4% | — |
| 2013 | 51.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.5% | 50.4% | 54.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.0% | 60.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Iceland was 60.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Iceland ranks 39th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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