Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Denmark in 2022 — 6.36%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 164. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 0.4 pp.
1970–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.36 | −0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 6.96 | −0.43 pp |
| 2020 | 7.39 | +0.11 pp |
| 2019 | 7.28 | −0.05 pp |
| 2018 | 7.33 | −0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 7.37 | −0.35 pp |
| 2016 | 7.72 | — |
| 2014 | 7.64 | −0.83 pp |
| 2013 | 8.47 | +1.22 pp |
| 2012 | 7.25 | −1.23 pp |
| 2011 | 8.48 | −0.07 pp |
| 2010 | 8.55 | +0.14 pp |
| 2009 | 8.41 | +0.97 pp |
| 2008 | 7.44 | −0.15 pp |
| 2007 | 7.6 | −0.12 pp |
| 2006 | 7.72 | −0.35 pp |
| 2005 | 8.06 | −0.12 pp |
| 2004 | 8.19 | +0.08 pp |
| 2003 | 8.11 | −0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 8.21 | −0 pp |
| 2001 | 8.21 | +0.12 pp |
| 2000 | 8.09 | +0.16 pp |
| 1999 | 7.93 | −0.18 pp |
| 1998 | 8.11 | — |
| 1996 | 7.89 | +0.41 pp |
| 1995 | 7.48 | −0 pp |
| 1994 | 7.48 | −0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 7.78 | — |
| 1991 | 5.6 | — |
| 1989 | 5.84 | −0.49 pp |
| 1988 | 6.34 | +0.25 pp |
| 1987 | 6.09 | +0.23 pp |
| 1986 | 5.86 | — |
| 1980 | 5.94 | +0.35 pp |
| 1979 | 5.58 | −0.17 pp |
| 1978 | 5.76 | +0.08 pp |
| 1977 | 5.68 | — |
| 1975 | 6.72 | +0.13 pp |
| 1974 | 6.59 | +0.32 pp |
| 1973 | 6.27 | −0.21 pp |
| 1972 | 6.48 | +0.09 pp |
| 1971 | 6.39 | +0.44 pp |
| 1970 | 5.96 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.
