Education in Denmark

3,402 indicators covering education for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 2,388 number 2018 up 12.0% 118th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 7,310 millions 2022 down 18.7% 27th
Adolescents out of school, female 1.1% 2024 up 40.1% 144th
Adolescents out of school, male 1.1% 2024 up 9.3% 147th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2020 up 50.0% 6th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2020 down 100.0% 156th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 268 number 2018 — 110th
Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 32.6% 2023 down 4.6% 2nd
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 116 number 2018 up 34.9% 126th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 98.9% 2024 down 0.3% 18th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 51.8% 2024 up 0.8% 48th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.1% 2024 up 1.4% 48th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 48.2% 2024 down 0.8% 122nd
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.2% 97th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 98.9% 2024 down 0.1% 14th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 28.1% 2023 down 2.4% 2nd
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 240,450 number 2018 down 2.3% 109th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 0 millions 2022 down 100.0% 74th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 43.3% 2024 up 4.9% 154th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 56.7% 2024 down 3.4% 15th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.2% 2024 down 4.6% 15th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 37.1% 2023 down 6.1% 2nd
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 7,223 millions 2022 down 18.3% 27th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 5,904 millions 2022 down 14.7% 28th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9901 GPIA 2024 up 28.2% 68th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1 GPI 2017 down 1.0% 97th
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 97.0% 2024 up 2.5% 33rd
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 116,591 number 2018 down 4.3% 110th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 760 number 2018 down 32.7% 102nd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 175 number 2018 down 38.6% 116th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 74 2023 up 8.8% 107th
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 432,238 Number 2024 down 7.5% 21st
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 277,062 Number 2024 down 11.0% 23rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 7.3% 100th
Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 96.7 Rate 2024 down 0.8% 14th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 290,797 number 2018 up 22.2% 79th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 1,022 number 2018 up 24.2% 114th
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 245,081 Number 2024 up 1.1% 25th
Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 0.4% 2023 down 28.8% 107th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 2022 down 100.0% 72nd
Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 101,235 Number 2024 down 4.4% 6th
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 290,902 Number 2024 down 3.5% 23rd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.3% 2017 — 107th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 142,790 number 2018 up 21.8% 78th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.4% 2017 — 108th
Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex and NUTS 2 region 285,076 Number 2024 down 5.1% 16th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 99.5% 2024 up 1.9% 16th
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation 71.6% 2022 down 21.4% 55th