Expenditure: Expenditure per full-time equivalent student in Denmark
Denmark: Expenditure: Expenditure per full-time equivalent student was 0.4453 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Denmark, 2016–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.4453 Percentage of GDP per capita for expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Expenditure: Expenditure per full-time equivalent student in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.3836 Percentage of GDP per capita | — |
| 2017 | 0.398 Percentage of GDP per capita | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3975 Percentage of GDP per capita | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4154 Percentage of GDP per capita | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3812 Percentage of GDP per capita | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4027 Percentage of GDP per capita | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4083 Percentage of GDP per capita | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4453 Percentage of GDP per capita | +9.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.4453 Percentage of GDP per capita is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita, 49% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.4453 Percentage of GDP per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita, 49% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3986 Percentage of GDP per capita | 0.3836 Percentage of GDP per capita | 0.4154 Percentage of GDP per capita | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4094 Percentage of GDP per capita | 0.3812 Percentage of GDP per capita | 0.4453 Percentage of GDP per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 10 Luxembourg 0.8291 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 11 Austria 0.8073 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 12 Czechia 0.5916 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 14 Israel 0.1361 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 15 Romania 0.1076 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 16 Norway 0 Percentage of GDP per capita
- 16 Germany 0 Percentage of GDP per capita
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Denmark?
- Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Denmark was 0.4453 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4453 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3812 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 17 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student — Expenditure per full-time equivalent student. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on expenditure per full-time equivalent student and per full-time equivalent student as a percentage of GPD per capita. The default table displays data for lastest data collection reference year in current USD PPP and as a percentage of GDP per capita, from all expenditure sources, and unfiltered by type of expenditure. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by source of expenditure, by destination of expenditure and by type of expenditure. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.