All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Denmark

Denmark: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public was 68.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
68.0%
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
26th
of 91 countries
All-time high
78.7%
in 2007
All-time low
66.0%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1998–2017

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Denmark, 1998–2017

0204060801998200720171998: 67.4 %1999: 66 %2000: 66.4 %2001: 71.5 %2002: 72.8 %2003: 73 %2004: 73 %2005: 74.1 %2006: 72.8 %2007: 78.7 %2008: 78 %2010: 77.4 %2011: 76.5 %2014: 75 %2017: 68 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 68.0% for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in 2017.

That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Denmark peaked at 78.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1999.

Denmark ranks 26th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) in Denmark, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 67.4%
1999 66.0% -2.0%
2000 66.4% +0.6%
2001 71.5% +7.7%
2002 72.8% +1.8%
2003 73.0% +0.2%
2004 73.0% +0.0%
2005 74.1% +1.5%
2006 72.8% -1.8%
2007 78.7% +8.2%
2008 78.0% -0.9%
2010 77.4% -0.9%
2011 76.5% -1.1%
2014 75.0% -2.0%
2017 68.0% -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.7% 66.0% 67.4% 2
2000s 73.4% 66.4% 78.7% 9
2010s 74.2% 68.0% 77.4% 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 23 Switzerland 68.7% compare
  2. 24 Croatia 68.4% compare
  3. 25 Spain 68.2% compare
  4. 27 Slovenia 67.8% compare
  5. 28 Belarus 67.7% compare
  6. 29 Lithuania 66.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Denmark?
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Denmark was 68.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1999.
How does Denmark rank for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public?
Denmark ranks 26th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
Is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,166 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

All staff (teacher and non-teachers) compensation expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Staff compensation includes salaries, contributions by employers for staff retirement programmes, and other allowances and benefits. Divide all staff compensation in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/