Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark
Denmark: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 62.9% 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 62.9%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark peaked at 63.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 1999.
Denmark ranks 11th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.3% | — |
| 1999 | 44.3% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 44.3% | 45.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 44.6% | 53.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 44.7% | 62.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 62.9% | 63.5% | 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 62.9% 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 63.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Denmark ranks 11th out of 68 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 40.8%. 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release