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Denmark - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.36

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

6.36 (2022)

Global rank

##17 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.9%

Growth since 1970

1.07×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Denmark climbed from #3 to #17 (overtook Ghana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Denmark ↓

Key Events — Denmark

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2013
Overtook Ghana in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Sweden in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1970-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1970200020225.586.577.568.55
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