Education in Denmark

3,402 indicators covering education for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 10,956 2023 up 0.1% 28th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage 0.9% 2022 down 45.1% 40th
Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.01 ratio 2021 up 0.7% 54th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 22.6% 2023 down 3.9% 82nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 28.6% 2023 down 6.5% 45th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 84.1% 2023 down 3.8% 73rd
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 62.2% 2023 down 9.8% 76th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 37.8% 2023 up 21.6% 43rd
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 15.8% 2023 up 25.9% 46th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.8% 2023 up 2.8% 98th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 1.3% 2023 up 4.0% 43rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 10.8% 2023 up 18.1% 45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.1% 2023 up 5.2% 37th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 5.6% 2023 up 61.1% 42nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.0% 2023 up 28.1% 40th
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 96.6% 2017 up 0.3% 24th
Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education 2,888 2024 down 35.8% 33rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.9% 2023 up 77.8% 51st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 10.3% 2023 up 30.4% 52nd
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 0.4% 2023 up 3.6% 54th
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training 7.0% 2023 up 9.4% 103rd
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 89.9% 2022 up 1.0% 88th
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 14,636 2022 down 7.8% 14th
Percentage of enrolments in private schools of primary education 18.55 2024 up 21.4% 14th
Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 39.1% 2023 down 5.5% 2nd
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, both 0 2024 down 100.0% 7th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education 0 2024 down 100.0% 7th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 908 2024 down 8.8% 48th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 93.1% 2022 up 1.0% 71st
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 72.5% 2023 up 7.1% 31st
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 93.2% 2022 up 2.4% 55th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 6.9% 2022 down 11.9% 58th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 704 2024 up 26.6% 30th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 0.9% 2022 down 18.6% 40th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.24 GPIA 2023 down 2.3% 29th
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development 0 years 2025 — 43rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 2 2024 unchanged 35th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.2% 2023 up 8.0% 77th
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development 3 years 2025 unchanged 12th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 7th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 6.8% 2022 down 24.6% 73rd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.9% 2023 up 25.8% 59th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 71.4% 2023 up 2.2% 35th
Gross graduation ratio, primary, total 104.4% 2017 — 16th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 10.1% 2022 down 8.4% 40th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 81.0% 2023 up 6.4% 34th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 80.6% 2023 up 3.2% 38th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 2025 unchanged 9th
Duration of compulsory education in years 10 2025 unchanged 30th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 22nd
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 0.0% 2009 down 100.0% 110th
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 41.8% 2022 down 0.3% 31st
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 56.0% 2018 up 14.4% 8th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 81.3% 2023 up 9.6% 28th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 35.1% 2023 down 0.6% 54th
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 35.1% 2023 down 0.6% 54th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st