Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark
Denmark: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 17.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark is 17.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark peaked at 49.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 56th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.9% | — |
| 1999 | 49.2% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -28.8% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 47.9% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 37.3% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 22.5% | 38.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 17.9% | 22.2% | 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 initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark was 17.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- Denmark ranks 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release