Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark

Denmark: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 21.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
21.5%
Change on year
down 35.1%
World rank
37th
of 86 countries
All-time high
49.2%
in 1999
All-time low
21.5%
in 2017
Years of data
18
1998–2017

Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark, 1998–2017

010203040501998200720171998: 47.91999: 49.22000: 48.72001: 40.52002: 43.22003: 42.72004: 43.62005: 43.82006: 42.62007: 39.72008: 38.12009: 37.52010: 38.72011: 34.32012: 28.52013: 29.12014: 33.22017: 21.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 21.5% for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.1% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark peaked at 49.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2017.

That places Denmark 37th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Denmark, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 47.9%
1999 49.2% +2.8%
2000 48.7% -1.0%
2001 40.5% -16.8%
2002 43.2% +6.6%
2003 42.7% -1.3%
2004 43.6% +2.3%
2005 43.8% +0.4%
2006 42.6% -2.6%
2007 39.7% -6.9%
2008 38.1% -4.2%
2009 37.5% -1.6%
2010 38.7% +3.4%
2011 34.3% -11.4%
2012 28.5% -16.9%
2013 29.1% +2.2%
2014 33.2% +13.9%
2017 21.5% -35.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.5% 47.9% 49.2% 2
2000s 42.0% 37.5% 48.7% 10
2010s 30.9% 21.5% 38.7% 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 34 Slovakia 22.9% compare
  2. 35 Rwanda 22.2% compare
  3. 36 Czechia 21.8% compare
  4. 38 Croatia 21.5% compare
  5. 39 Argentina 21.4% compare
  6. 40 New Zealand 21.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark?
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Denmark was 21.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2017.
How does Denmark rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
Denmark ranks 37th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,018 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/