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Denmark: Current education expenditure, total

93.25percent · 2022-3.2% 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
202293.249
202193.284
202092.755
201993.23
201893.332
201793.652
201691.323
201493.636
201393.657
201291.047
201196.333
201092.926
200994.147
200894.727
200794.943
200694.601
200594.718
200493.852
200393.381
200292.29
200191.755
200092.123
199993.446
199894.193

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

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