All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Denmark
Denmark: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 79.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Denmark, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Denmark stood at 79.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Denmark peaked at 80.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 2006.
Denmark ranks 31st of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.3% | — |
| 1999 | 71.8% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.1% | 71.8% | 74.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 70.3% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 71.2% | 79.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 79.0% | 80.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Denmark?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Denmark was 79.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 102 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release