Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Denmark
Denmark: Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ was 13,000 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Denmark, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 13,000 for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Denmark peaked at 28,897 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 18th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26,749 | — |
| 1999 | 28,225 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 28,897 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 24,160 | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 25,790 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 25,475 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 26,690 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 27,340 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 27,563 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 25,782 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 24,411 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 22,719 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 23,832 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 21,296 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 17,670 | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 18,161 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 20,925 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 15,451 | -26.2% |
| 2017 | 15,266 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15,411 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 15,442 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14,964 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 14,677 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 13,000 | -11.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 13,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,515, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 13,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,870, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,487 | 26,749 | 28,225 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25,883 | 22,719 | 28,897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,162 | 15,266 | 23,832 | 9 |
| 2020s | 14,213 | 13,000 | 14,964 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Denmark?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Denmark was 13,000 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 28,897 in 2000.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Denmark ranks 18th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 upper secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release