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. βΌ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Denmark, 1998β2022
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.
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 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (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