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Government spending on education, share of GDP in Denmark

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Denmark was 6.4% of GDP in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.6 pts from 2021. That is the 3rd highest of 25 EU countries in 2022.

2022, % of GDP6.4
Change on 2021-0.6 pts
Rank3rd of 25EU countries ranked
Series high8.62010
Series low5.61979

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Denmark, 1970 to 2022

5678919701978199120002007201420221970: 6 % of GDP1971: 6.4 % of GDP1972: 6.5 % of GDP1973: 6.3 % of GDP1974: 6.6 % of GDP1975: 6.7 % of GDP1977: 5.7 % of GDP1978: 5.8 % of GDP1979: 5.6 % of GDP1980: 5.9 % of GDP1986: 5.9 % of GDP1987: 6.1 % of GDP1988: 6.3 % of GDP1989: 5.8 % of GDP1991: 5.6 % of GDP1993: 7.8 % of GDP1994: 7.5 % of GDP1995: 7.5 % of GDP1996: 7.9 % of GDP1998: 8.1 % of GDP1999: 7.9 % of GDP2000: 8.1 % of GDP2001: 8.2 % of GDP2002: 8.2 % of GDP2003: 8.1 % of GDP2004: 8.2 % of GDP2005: 8.1 % of GDP2006: 7.7 % of GDP2007: 7.6 % of GDP2008: 7.4 % of GDP2009: 8.4 % of GDP2010: 8.6 % of GDP2011: 8.5 % of GDP2012: 7.2 % of GDP2013: 8.5 % of GDP2014: 7.6 % of GDP2016: 7.7 % of GDP2017: 7.4 % of GDP2018: 7.3 % of GDP2019: 7.3 % of GDP2020: 7.4 % of GDP2021: 7 % of GDP2022: 6.4 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 43 values
Period% of GDP
20226.4
20217
20207.4
20197.3
20187.3
20177.4
20167.7
20147.6
20138.5
20127.2
20118.5
20108.6
20098.4
20087.4
20077.6
20067.7
20058.1
20048.2
20038.1
20028.2
20018.2
20008.1
19997.9
19988.1
19967.9
19957.5
19947.5
19937.8
19915.6
19895.8
19886.3
19876.1
19865.9
19805.9
19795.6
19785.8
19775.7
19756.7
19746.6
19736.3
19726.5
19716.4
19706

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Definition

General government expenditure on education at all levels (current, capital and transfers), as a percentage of GDP. Includes spending funded by international transfers to government. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Government spending only: fees and other money paid by households and private bodies are left out, so countries where families pay a large share show lower values. For some countries UIS takes the figure from government budget documents, so a recent year can be revised when final accounts come in. Countries only; UIS publishes no World figure.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the government spending on education, share of GDP in Denmark?

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Denmark was 6.4% of GDP in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.6 pts from 2021. That is the 3rd highest of 25 EU countries in 2022.

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government spending on education, share of GDP in Denmark?

8.6% of GDP in 2010, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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