Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 by country
This dataset contains a trend of statutory salaries of teachers since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in statutory salaries of teachers in primary education after 15 years...
What the numbers show
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 246.22 Index in Latvia; the lowest is 81.97 Index in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 107.35 Index, and the mean is 120.53 Index.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 146.2%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 18.0%).
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 246.22 Index | 2025 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 214.67 Index | 2025 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 148.62 Index | 2025 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 144.16 Index | 2025 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 143.99 Index | 2025 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 133.68 Index | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 132.8 Index | 2025 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 130.17 Index | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 129.9 Index | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 109.75 Index | 2025 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 7 | Australia | 108.39 Index | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 107.79 Index | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 8 | France | 107.35 Index | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 104.34 Index | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 104.17 Index | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 11 | Norway | 102.46 Index | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 102.02 Index | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 99.23 Index | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 97.98 Index | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 97.45 Index | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 16 | Greece | 93.76 Index | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 17 | United States | 92.28 Index | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 18 | Portugal | 90.57 Index | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 19 | Italy | 89.62 Index | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 81.97 Index | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 126.19 Index
- Korea 107.65 Index
- Scotland 138.54 Index
- OECD average country 112.49 Index
- England 111.61 Index
About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory salaries of teachers since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in statutory salaries of teachers in primary education after 15 years of experience with the most prevalent qualification at this stage of the career. The selection can be changed to display data by education level and by qualification level, and data in national currency. >Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.