Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark
Denmark: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 79.0% 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
Denmark recorded 79.0% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark peaked at 80.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2010.
Denmark ranks 13th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.5% | — |
| 1999 | 51.3% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +42.6% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 51.3% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 49.5% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 47.2% | 79.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.0% | 80.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,251 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0352 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,987 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9199 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0371 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.9671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 79.0% 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 80.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 72 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 59.4%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release