Government expenditure on primary education, US$ in Denmark
Denmark: Government expenditure on primary education, US$ was 5,975 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ in Denmark, 1977–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Denmark stood at 5,975 millions.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Denmark peaked at 7,332 millions in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,630 millions, in 1977.
Denmark ranks 28th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,971 millions | 1,630 millions | 2,296 millions | 3 |
| 1980s | 2,955 millions | 2,365 millions | 3,569 millions | 4 |
| 1990s | 2,656 millions | 1,940 millions | 3,210 millions | 7 |
| 2000s | 4,693 millions | 2,790 millions | 6,611 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,472 millions | 5,689 millions | 7,332 millions | 9 |
| 2020s | 6,200 millions | 5,975 millions | 6,481 millions | 3 |
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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 government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Denmark?
- Government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Denmark was 5,975 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, us$ recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7,332 millions in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, us$ recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,630 millions in 1977.
- How does Denmark rank for government expenditure on primary education, us$?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education, us$ rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Government expenditure on primary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release