Belgium vs Denmark: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Belgium
6.3%
in 2022
Denmark
6.4%
in 2022
Belgium rank
25th
Denmark rank
24th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 6.4% against 6.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Denmark ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 6.1% | 1.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 7.7% | 3.5% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 8.0% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 7.8% | 1.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.9% | 0.4% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 6.4% against 6.3% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Denmark ranks 24th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.