Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Denmark
Denmark: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Denmark, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Denmark stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Denmark peaked at 2.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
That places Denmark 40th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.9% | — |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Denmark?
- Government expenditure on upper 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 upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper 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 upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Denmark ranks 40th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. 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 upper 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