Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage in Denmark
Denmark: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage was 72.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark is 72.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark peaked at 73.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2011.
Denmark ranks 12th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.9% | — |
| 1999 | 45.0% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +44.1% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | -0.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 72.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.3%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 72.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.6%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teaching staff compensation as a percentage … Teaching percentage in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +44.1% | 49.4% | 71.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 45.0% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 46.2% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 45.0% | 72.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.4% | 73.0% | 2 |
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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark was 72.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2011.
- How does Denmark rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Denmark ranks 12th out of 77 countries with data for 2021.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release