Education Spending: Denmark
Denmark's education spending is currently 6.356 % of GDP as of 2022. # Denmark Education Spending Denmark allocated 6.
Current (2022)
6.356 % of GDP
-8.7% y/y
Peak (2010)
8.55 % of GDP
Low (1979)
5.584 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1970–2022 · 43 pts
Education Spending — Denmark
1970 — 2022
Education Spending — Denmark
Analysis# Denmark Education Spending
Denmark allocated 6.356% of its GDP to education in 2022, representing a notable decline from its all-time peak of 8.55% in 2010. Since 1970, education spending has grown 6.7% overall, rising from 5.584% of GDP. The current level remains well above historical lows, reflecting Denmark's sustained commitment to educational investment despite recent budget constraints.
A sharp contraction marked the 2021–2022 period, when spending dropped from 6.959% to 6.356%—the lowest level in over a decade. This reversal follows a decade of elevated spending between 2012 and 2020, when Denmark consistently maintained education budgets above 7% of GDP. The recent downward trajectory suggests tightening fiscal priorities, though spending levels remain substantial by international standards.
Historical Data
43 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.356 % of GDP | -8.67% |
| 2021 | 6.959 % of GDP | -5.78% |
| 2020 | 7.386 % of GDP | +1.51% |
| 2019 | 7.276 % of GDP | -0.70% |
| 2018 | 7.327 % of GDP | -0.58% |
| 2017 | 7.37 % of GDP | -4.47% |
| 2016 | 7.715 % of GDP | +1.01% |
| 2014 | 7.638 % of GDP | -9.81% |
| 2013 | 8.469 % of GDP | +16.88% |
| 2012 | 7.246 % of GDP | -14.52% |
| 2011 | 8.477 % of GDP | -0.85% |
| 2010 | 8.55 % of GDP | +1.63% |
| 2009 | 8.413 % of GDP | +13.05% |
| 2008 | 7.442 % of GDP | -2.04% |
| 2007 | 7.597 % of GDP | -1.54% |
| 2006 | 7.716 % of GDP | -4.33% |
| 2005 | 8.065 % of GDP | -1.50% |
| 2004 | 8.188 % of GDP | +0.96% |
| 2003 | 8.11 % of GDP | -1.17% |
| 2002 | 8.206 % of GDP | -0.06% |
Show all 43 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.211 % of GDP | +1.50% |
| 2000 | 8.09 % of GDP | +1.95% |
| 1999 | 7.935 % of GDP | -2.18% |
| 1998 | 8.112 % of GDP | +2.80% |
| 1996 | 7.891 % of GDP | +5.54% |
| 1995 | 7.477 % of GDP | -0.01% |
| 1994 | 7.478 % of GDP | -3.84% |
| 1993 | 7.777 % of GDP | +38.90% |
| 1991 | 5.599 % of GDP | -4.18% |
| 1989 | 5.843 % of GDP | -7.78% |
| 1988 | 6.336 % of GDP | +4.02% |
| 1987 | 6.091 % of GDP | +3.94% |
| 1986 | 5.86 % of GDP | -1.30% |
| 1980 | 5.937 % of GDP | +6.32% |
| 1979 | 5.584 % of GDP | -3.02% |
| 1978 | 5.758 % of GDP | +1.37% |
| 1977 | 5.68 % of GDP | -15.50% |
| 1975 | 6.722 % of GDP | +2.03% |
| 1974 | 6.588 % of GDP | +5.09% |
| 1973 | 6.269 % of GDP | -3.29% |
| 1972 | 6.482 % of GDP | +1.39% |
| 1971 | 6.393 % of GDP | +7.34% |
| 1970 | 5.956 % of GDP | — |
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