Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Denmark

Denmark: Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ was 14,676 in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
14,676
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
16th
of 111 countries
All-time high
22,072
in 2000
All-time low
14,676
in 2022
Years of data
24
1998–2022

Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Denmark, 1998–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998201020221998: 20.8k1999: 21.4k2000: 22.1k2001: 20.2k2002: 20.8k2003: 20.2k2004: 21.1k2005: 21.4k2006: 21.7k2007: 20.4k2008: 19.5k2009: 19.3k2010: 20.0k2011: 18.2k2012: 17.2k2013: 17.4k2014: 19.6k2016: 16.4k2017: 16.4k2018: 16.6k2019: 16.6k2020: 16.5k2021: 16.2k2022: 14.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 14,676 for initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Denmark peaked at 22,072 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,676, in 2022.

Denmark ranks 16th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,074 20,776 21,373 2
2000s 20,663 19,336 22,072 10
2010s 17,588 16,358 20,005 9
2020s 15,800 14,676 16,532 3

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 13 Iceland 14,996 compare
  2. 14 Sweden 14,948 compare
  3. 15 Finland 14,915 compare
  4. 17 France 14,204 compare
  5. 18 Czechia 13,420 compare
  6. 19 Portugal 13,400 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places β†’

More education data for Denmark

All data for Denmark β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Denmark?
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Denmark was 14,676 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 22,072 in 2000.
What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 14,676 in 2022.
How does Denmark rank for initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$?
Denmark ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
111 places, 1,651 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release