Denmark vs Sweden: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a
Denmark
23.0%
in 2022
Sweden
22.9%
in 2022
Denmark rank
25th
Sweden rank
27th
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 23.0% against 22.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 27th of 103 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 23.0% | 2.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 23.9% | 1.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 24.6% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 23.4% | 1.7% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial government funding per lower secondary student as a, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 23.0% against 22.9% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in initial government funding per lower secondary student as a between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Denmark ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 27th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. 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