Education in Denmark 880 indicators covering education for Denmark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Population ages 15-64 63.3% 2025 down 1.6% 129th Population ages 0-14 15.6% 2025 down 8.0% 171st Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd School enrollment, primary 99.8% 2024 down 1.4% 109th Primary education, teachers 42,105 2024 down 3.3% 93rd Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.52 live births per woman 2024 down 10.1% 164th School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% 2024 down 1.0% 104th School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% 2024 down 1.7% 108th Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.51 live births per woman 2023 down 9.5% 166th Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.51 live births per woman 2023 down 9.5% 166th Labor force, total 3.29 million 2025 up 13.6% 104th Labor force, female 47.4% 2025 up 1.1% 55th Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 99.8% 2024 down 1.4% 117th Share of children who have completed primary school 99.9% 2025 up 0.0% 10th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9996 GPI 2020 down 0.2% 67th School enrollment, secondary 125.6% 2024 down 5.2% 10th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 13.3% 192nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 0.9 per 1,000 2024 down 10.0% 190th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.3 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 190th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.3 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 178th Secondary education, teachers 50,935 2024 up 3.8% 89th School enrollment, secondary, female 125.0% 2024 down 7.3% 14th School enrollment, secondary, male 126.3% 2024 down 3.1% 10th School enrollment, tertiary 79.0% 2024 down 2.9% 32nd School enrollment, primary, private 18.5% 2024 up 21.4% 74th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2020 unchanged 12th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 30,417 number 2020 down 9.6% 129th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 28,856 number 2020 down 10.4% 128th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 59,273 number 2020 down 10.0% 128th School age population, tertiary education, male 196,871 number 2018 up 26.7% 112th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 382,964 number 2018 up 25.6% 114th School age population, tertiary education, female 186,093 number 2018 up 24.5% 114th School age population, upper secondary education, male 103,779 number 2020 down 3.9% 115th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 203,612 number 2020 down 3.3% 115th School age population, upper secondary education, female 99,833 number 2020 down 2.7% 115th School age population, secondary education, male 206,715 number 2020 down 4.5% 122nd School age population, secondary education, both sexes 405,015 number 2020 down 4.0% 122nd School age population, secondary education, female 198,300 number 2020 down 3.5% 122nd School age population, lower secondary education, male 102,936 number 2020 down 5.1% 126th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 201,403 number 2020 down 4.7% 125th School age population, lower secondary education, female 98,467 number 2020 down 4.4% 125th School age population, primary education, male 232,325 number 2020 up 12.0% 114th School age population, primary education, both sexes 451,693 number 2020 up 11.5% 114th School age population, primary education, female 219,368 number 2020 up 11.0% 114th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 68,473 number 2020 down 1.0% 118th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 33,272 number 2020 down 1.2% 117th School age population, pre-primary education, male 88,467 number 2020 down 33.3% 124th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 172,711 number 2020 down 33.5% 124th School age population, pre-primary education, female 84,244 number 2020 down 33.8% 123rd Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 18.5% 2024 up 21.4% 77th Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 18.7 years 2023 down 2.4% 13th School enrollment, preprimary 103.2% 2020 up 3.2% 17th School enrollment, tertiary, male 65.5% 2024 down 3.7% 32nd School enrollment, tertiary, female 92.9% 2024 down 2.4% 34th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.29 GPI 2024 up 0.8% 70th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9927 GPI 2020 down 1.6% 123rd Secondary education, teachers, female 28,550 2024 up 3.3% 85th Page 1 of 15 Next →