Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Denmark
Denmark: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Denmark, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.6% for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Denmark peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
That places Denmark 47th out of 61 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +59.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
- 45 Cuba 0.6% compare
- 46 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6% compare
- 48 Luxembourg 0.6% compare
- 49 Czechia 0.5% compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 0.4%
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 household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Denmark?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Denmark was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 47th out of 61 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per primary 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