Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Denmark
Denmark: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Denmark, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Denmark stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Denmark peaked at 1.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
That places Denmark 40th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Denmark?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Denmark was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Denmark ranks 40th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release