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

Denmark: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 30,309 in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
30,309
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
4th
of 119 countries
All-time high
43,843
in 2001
All-time low
25,972
in 2012
Years of data
24
1998–2022

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998201020221998: 34.3k1999: 36.9k2000: 40.6k2001: 43.8k2002: 42.9k2003: 38.9k2004: 37.3k2005: 33.8k2006: 33.7k2007: 34.0k2008: 32.3k2009: 33.4k2010: 33.2k2011: 31.6k2012: 26.0k2013: 26.5k2014: 27.2k2016: 31.2k2017: 29.6k2018: 30.4k2019: 31.3k2020: 30.7k2021: 32.1k2022: 30.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 30,309 for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in 2022.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Denmark peaked at 43,843 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25,972, in 2012.

Denmark ranks 4th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35,603 34,265 36,941 2
2000s 37,059 32,324 43,843 10
2010s 29,664 25,972 33,200 9
2020s 31,023 30,309 32,106 3

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 1 Luxembourg 53,590 compare
  2. 2 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 36,060 compare
  3. 3 Oman 33,222 compare
  4. 5 Switzerland 29,230 compare
  5. 6 Norway 26,844 compare
  6. 7 Austria 26,388 compare

See the full ranking of 119 places β†’

More education data for Denmark

All data for Denmark β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Denmark?
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Denmark was 30,309 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 43,843 in 2001.
What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 25,972 in 2012.
How does Denmark rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
Denmark ranks 4th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
Is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
119 places, 1,703 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release