DNK vs VCT: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
DNK
6.4%
in 2022
VCT
6.5%
in 2023
DNK rank
24th
VCT rank
21st
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- DNK
- VCT
How they compare
VCT currently reports 6.5% against 6.4% in DNK, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1986 it was DNK ahead.
DNK ranks 24th and VCT ranks 21st of 199 countries.
DNK has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | DNK | VCT | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 4.4% | 1.4% | DNK |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% | DNK |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 1.5% | DNK |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.2% | 2.5% | DNK |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 0.6% | DNK |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, DNK or VCT?
- VCT, at 6.5% against 6.4% in DNK as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between DNK and VCT?
- 0.1%, with VCT ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for DNK and VCT?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
- How do DNK and VCT rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- DNK ranks 24th and VCT ranks 21st 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.