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Denmark: Current education expenditure, primary

89.92percent · 2022-5.0% since 2011

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration). Annual figures for Denmark from 1998 to 2022.

19982022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202289.923
202190.275
202089.638
201989.857
201889.793
201789.966
201690.278
201489.446
201389.446
201289.003
201194.646
201089.247
200990.719
200891.788
200793.07
200692.974
200592.092
200491.271
200390.472
200290.057
200189.378
200091.892
199994.55
199895.424

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World Bank (2026). Current education expenditure, primary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-current-education-expenditure-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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