Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Denmark
Denmark: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 6.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Denmark, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 6.2% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
That represents a change of down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Denmark peaked at 8.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1970.
That places Denmark 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.6% | — |
| 1971 | 5.2% | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 6.3% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | -20.2% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 6.2% | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +29.2% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 2 |
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- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,269 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5911 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 45,493 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Denmark?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Denmark was 6.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1970.
- How does Denmark rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.