Denmark vs Sweden: Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of
Denmark
8.5%
in 2021
Sweden
7.8%
in 2019
Denmark rank
4th
Sweden rank
6th
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 8.5% against 7.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 6th of 70 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 8.5% against 7.8% in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of?
- Denmark ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 6th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release