Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Denmark
Denmark: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Denmark, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).
Analysis
In 2023, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Denmark stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Denmark peaked at 1.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 13th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
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- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 276,002 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 9.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8867 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 68,250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 451,943 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Denmark?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Denmark was 0.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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