Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark
Denmark: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
16th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark, 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark is 0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
That places Denmark 16th out of 65 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.7% | — |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,251 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0352 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,987 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9199 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0371 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.9671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational 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