Funding of education in Denmark
Denmark: Funding of education was 49 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
49
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 31 countries
All-time high
51.2
in 2008
All-time low
41.3
in 2003
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in Denmark, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for funding of education in Denmark is 49, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Denmark peaked at 51.2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41.3, in 2003.
That places Denmark 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.3 | 45.3 | 45.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.14 | 41.3 | 51.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.95 | 48.9 | 49 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Denmark?
- Funding of education in Denmark was 49 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2 in 2008.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3 in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for funding of education?
- Denmark ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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