Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark
Denmark: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 77.1% 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
In 2021, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark stood at 77.1%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 124.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark peaked at 77.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2011.
Denmark ranks 14th of 80 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 of total expenditure in in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.3% | — |
| 1999 | 49.6% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +73.1% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +39.0% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 49.6% | 52.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 49.0% | 53.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 34.4% | 77.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 77.1% | 77.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -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 77.1% 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 77.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2011.
- How does Denmark rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Denmark ranks 14th out of 80 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 124.0%. 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release