Based on a comparison of 31 countries in 2014, United Kingdom ranked the highest in primary teachers' salary as a percentage of average salary with 199% followed by Luxembourg and Chile. On the other end of the scale was Hungary with 60.9%, Iceland with 64.2% and Estonia with 64.4%.
Data for more countries are available at Primary Teachers' Salary (As % of Average Salary) indicator page.
| Primary Teachers' Salary (As % of Average Salary) | Unit | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Australia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 108% | 110% | 110% | 109% | 108% | |||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chile | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 195% | 166% | 163% | 160% | ||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 112% | 117% | 113% | 110% | 109% | ||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 143% | 143% | 146% | 146% | 146% | |||||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 111% | 110% | 119% | 107% | 101% | |||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 112% | 116% | 116% | 112% | 111% | ||||||
| Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 138% | 142% | 138% | 134% | 136% | ... | ... | |||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 122% | 125% | 170% | 167% | 173% | |||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 162% | 163% | 161% | 172% | 152% | |||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 121% | 131% | 126% | 125% | 125% | ||||||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 151% | 147% | 142% | 142% | 142% | ... | ... | |||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 127% | 127% | 128% | 124% | 123% | |||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 226% | 226% | 227% | 227% | 222% |
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