Education in Denmark 3,402 indicators covering education for Denmark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Inequality in education 0.0231 2023 down 32.1% 169th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.5% 2017 — 121st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 139.3% 2018 up 15.2% 9th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 136.9% 2018 up 16.2% 7th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2018 down 0.9% 97th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 133,706 2024 down 14.5% 89th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8889 modelled data 2025 down 4.3% 118th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 10 2025 unchanged 132nd End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 55.6% 73rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 143,356 2024 down 7.5% 86th Tertiary education, academic staff 46.9% 2024 up 13.9% 76th Start month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 128th End month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2024 up 14.3% 56th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 222 2024 down 32.1% 135th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.6667 modelled data 2025 down 11.1% 168th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1.6% 2017 — 94th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 2.8% 2017 — 87th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.2% 2023 up 266.3% 102nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 119.2% 2024 up 0.4% 10th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 633.5% 73rd Persistence to grade 5, female 99.9% 2023 up 0.3% 12th Persistence to grade 5, male 99.6% 2023 down 0.2% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 106.0% 2024 down 0.5% 39th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 119.5% 2024 up 0.8% 9th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 118.9% 2024 up 0.1% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.8% 89th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.6% 2023 down 3.4% 128th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.1% 2023 up 510.2% 76th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 2.1% 2023 up 3.4% 162nd School enrollment, secondary 90.9% 2017 up 1.9% 40th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 10.54 years 2024 down 0.7% 21st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 106.0% 2024 down 0.1% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9999 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 84th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 106.0% 2024 down 0.8% 41st Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 87 2024 down 25.0% 111th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 123 2024 down 23.1% 111th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 369,598 2024 down 0.2% 112th School age population, early childhood education, female 179,656 2024 down 0.4% 112th School age population, early childhood education, male 189,942 2024 down 0.1% 112th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 390 2024 down 22.2% 122nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 131.9% 2024 down 9.4% 11th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 2,106 2024 down 25.9% 123rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 10.54 years 2024 down 1.0% 22nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 10.54 years 2024 down 0.4% 22nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.6% 83rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.7% 2023 down 30.8% 128th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 20.6% 2018 down 20.8% 41st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 37.7% 2018 down 28.9% 47th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 130.3% 2024 down 13.3% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9762 GPI 2024 down 8.0% 140th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 133.5% 2024 down 5.4% 10th Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.2% 2019 up 5,529.8% 53rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.6% 2019 up 2,911.3% 58th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st ← 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