Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Ireland
Ireland: Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 was 130.17 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Ireland, 2013–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Ireland stood at 130.17 Index. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Ireland peaked at 130.17 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 96.56 Index, in 2013.
Ireland ranks 5th of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 96.56 Index | — |
| 2014 | 97.95 Index | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 100 Index | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 101.33 Index | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 102.62 Index | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 103.47 Index | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 104.42 Index | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 107.87 Index | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 109.49 Index | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 104.7 Index | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 119.45 Index | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 129.12 Index | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 130.17 Index | +0.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 130.17 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 102.02 Index, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 130.17 Index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102.02 Index, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.91 Index | 96.56 Index | 104.42 Index | 7 |
| 2020s | 116.8 Index | 104.7 Index | 130.17 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 2 Poland 148.62 Index compare
- 2 Brazil 144.16 Index compare
- 3 Colombia 143.99 Index compare
- 4 Chile 133.68 Index compare
- 4 Türkiye 132.8 Index compare
- 6 Mexico 129.9 Index compare
- 7 Australia 108.39 Index compare
- 7 Netherlands 109.75 Index compare
- 8 France 107.35 Index compare
- 8 Slovenia 107.79 Index compare
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Ireland?
- Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Ireland was 130.17 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 130.17 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.56 Index in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.