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Denmark: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
11.80percent · 2022-1.9% since 2012
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (IMF calculation). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator XGOVEXP.IMFCALC. Annual figures for Denmark from 2000 to 2022.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.804 | |
| 2021 | 11.826 | |
| 2020 | 11.7 | |
| 2019 | 12.743 | |
| 2018 | 12.648 | |
| 2017 | 12.736 | |
| 2016 | 12.949 | |
| 2015 | 12.857 | |
| 2014 | 12.907 | |
| 2013 | 12.331 | |
| 2012 | 12.03 | |
| 2011 | 12.084 | |
| 2010 | 12.584 | |
| 2009 | 12.268 | |
| 2008 | 12.112 | |
| 2007 | 11.98 | |
| 2006 | 12.425 | |
| 2005 | 12.444 | |
| 2004 | 12.51 | |
| 2003 | 12.242 | |
| 2002 | 12.357 | |
| 2001 | 12.102 | |
| 2000 | 11.935 |
Source
Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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UIS (2026). Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-xgovexp-imfcalc (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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