Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 11.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
11.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
59th
of 116 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 2016
All-time low
11.7%
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 11.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark peaked at 13.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 59th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 122,855 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark was 11.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Denmark ranks 59th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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