Denmark - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Denmark was 27.21 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 58.40 in 1979, while its lowest value was 19.06 in 1994.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1977 57.73
1978 57.20
1979 58.40
1980 56.24
1986 49.44
1987 50.29
1988 48.76
1991 24.89
1993 19.20
1994 19.06
1995 21.17
1996 21.70
1998 22.09
1999 21.18
2000 21.02
2001 22.31
2002 22.55
2003 23.53
2004 22.91
2005 23.26
2006 23.69
2007 23.82
2008 24.09
2009 24.36
2010 23.68
2011 21.60
2012 29.72
2013 24.87
2014 27.21

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Denmark was 40.00 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 49.92 in 1991, while its lowest value was 17.25 in 1977.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1977 17.25
1978 17.97
1979 18.32
1980 20.95
1986 21.76
1987 22.83
1988 23.87
1991 49.92
1993 41.62
1994 39.25
1995 39.17
1996 38.62
1998 36.65
1999 37.29
2000 36.74
2001 33.98
2002 34.29
2003 34.61
2004 34.92
2005 36.35
2006 36.99
2007 35.81
2008 35.89
2009 33.69
2010 34.52
2011 32.10
2012 37.97
2013 32.42
2014 40.00

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Denmark was 30.68 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 32.09 in 2001, while its lowest value was 16.63 in 1979.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 20.65
1971 17.81
1972 18.54
1973 21.10
1974 20.74
1975 21.80
1977 19.44
1978 17.88
1979 16.63
1980 17.41
1986 23.38
1987 21.86
1988 23.33
1989 17.88
1991 21.28
1993 26.01
1994 25.91
1995 24.25
1996 23.74
1998 26.13
1999 28.99
2000 30.00
2001 32.09
2002 31.98
2003 30.00
2004 29.82
2005 28.68
2006 28.38
2007 29.20
2008 28.30
2009 27.64
2010 27.33
2011 27.90
2012 30.00
2013 26.89
2014 30.68

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Denmark was 15.34 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 15.78 in 2005, while its lowest value was 10.60 in 1991.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 11.42
1987 12.29
1988 12.41
1989 11.19
1991 10.60
1993 13.88
1994 13.48
1995 13.15
1996 14.14
1998 14.63
1999 14.54
2000 15.34
2001 15.55
2002 15.43
2003 15.14
2004 15.49
2005 15.78
2006 15.51
2007 15.36
2008 14.83
2009 14.94
2010 15.10
2011 15.04
2012 12.49
2013 15.22
2014 13.83
2017 15.34

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Denmark was 7.75 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 8.56 in 2010, while its lowest value was 5.59 in 1979.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 5.96
1971 6.39
1972 6.48
1973 6.27
1974 6.58
1975 6.71
1977 5.67
1978 5.75
1979 5.59
1980 5.91
1986 5.84
1987 6.08
1988 6.34
1989 5.84
1991 5.60
1993 7.77
1994 7.47
1995 7.47
1996 7.88
1998 8.11
1999 7.93
2000 8.08
2001 8.22
2002 8.21
2003 8.12
2004 8.21
2005 8.09
2006 7.73
2007 7.62
2008 7.48
2009 8.45
2010 8.56
2011 8.48
2012 7.24
2013 8.49
2014 7.63
2017 7.75

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs