All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark
Denmark: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 81.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark stood at 81.3%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark peaked at 84.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 1999.
That places Denmark 26th out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.4% | — |
| 1999 | 73.5% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 73.5% | 79.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 75.3% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 77.9% | 84.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.9% | 82.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark was 81.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release