Education in Denmark

3,402 indicators covering education for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0.8% 2023 down 42.5% 112th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 0.9% 2023 down 7.4% 100th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 99.7% 2023 up 0.1% 8th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 48.1% 2024 down 3.9% 123rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 0.9% 2024 down 7.6% 123rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 51.9% 2024 up 3.9% 57th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 307 number 2018 — 109th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 95.5% 2022 up 3.6% 35th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 201 number 2018 — 111th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 145 number 2018 — 119th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 272 number 2018 down 7.2% 130th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 48.1% 2024 down 1.3% 135th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 0.9% 2024 down 2.4% 135th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 51.9% 2024 up 1.2% 42nd
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.885 GPIA 2024 up 12.2% 99th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 13,296 2024 down 4.0% 109th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 11,181 2024 up 7.4% 111th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 3.1% 2024 down 0.6% 139th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 2.7% 2024 up 11.5% 137th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 1,649 millions 2022 down 64.1% 31st
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2022 up 18,631.6% 94th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.4% 2023 down 19.4% 118th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.6975 GPIA 2024 down 11.5% 92nd
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 2,720 2024 up 64.9% 125th
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 3,344 2024 up 12.1% 124th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.3% 2023 down 20.4% 117th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 39.1% 2023 down 5.5% 2nd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 43.1% 2023 down 6.8% 2nd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 35.1% 2023 down 3.7% 3rd
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 0 2023 — 76th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 76.9% 2023 down 8.2% 8th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 76.2% 2023 down 6.8% 7th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 75.4% 2023 down 5.3% 2nd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.9% 2024 up 72.6% 140th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.8576 GPIA 2024 up 48.1% 111th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.0% 2024 up 16.6% 142nd
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.9% 2023 down 26.3% 116th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 406 number 2018 down 42.9% 124th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 1,630 millions 2022 down 62.0% 32nd
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.8% 2023 down 14.3% 105th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.9442 GPIA 2024 up 14.5% 90th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 67,843 2024 down 3.3% 50th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 38,964 2024 down 2.8% 51st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 28,879 2024 down 4.0% 51st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 181,704 2024 down 3.3% 71st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.8% 2024 up 0.0% 105th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2024 up 0.0% 105th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 51.2% 2024 down 0.0% 67th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 5,975 millions 2022 down 15.1% 28th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 73,272 2024 down 4.9% 71st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 108,432 2024 down 2.2% 64th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.9% 2023 down 34.8% 119th