Education in Denmark

3,402 indicators covering education for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 84,244 number 2020 down 33.8% 123rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.9% 166th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 18.5% 2024 up 21.4% 77th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.9% 180th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0005 units per person 2024 down 39.3% 131st
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.5% 134th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0281 units per person 2024 down 8.2% 27th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0206 units per person 2024 down 9.8% 30th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 79.74 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.8% 50th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.07 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.8% 60th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.2% 166th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.6% 168th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 6.39 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.5% 68th
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
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 6.79 units per square kilometre 2023 down 3.6% 68th
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, annual growth rate -0.5448 % change on previous year 2024 down 106.4% 143rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 4.55 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.3% 63rd
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 419,140 2017 up 20.0% 103rd
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0048 units per person 2024 down 2.5% 63rd
Secondary education, teachers, female 28,550 2024 up 3.3% 85th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.46 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.5% 36th
Average years of schooling among adults 13.03 years 2023 up 2.2% 15th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 13.03 years 2023 up 2.2% 15th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 13.03 years 2023 up 2.2% 15th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 22.1% 2024 up 26.9% 121st
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.2% 178th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 12.82 years 2023 up 1.7% 23rd
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 13.0% 148th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0002 units per person 2024 down 35.9% 129th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2024 down 41.4% 129th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 18.1 years 2023 down 2.3% 9th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.6% 152nd
Primary completion rate, male 100.0% 2024 down 0.2% 38th
Primary completion rate, female 99.4% 2024 down 0.7% 49th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.5% 149th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 16.8% 150th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0085 units per person 2024 down 2.0% 36th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.4% 56th
Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 86th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0727 units per person 2017 up 13.6% 91st
Secondary education, general pupils 419,140 2017 up 20.0% 103rd
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.7% 180th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,127 number 2018 down 29.0% 87th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 99.2% 2024 down 0.0% 31st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 114.2% 2018 up 5.0% 10th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 14.68 years 2018 up 11.3% 6th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.7187 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.5% 55th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 2.2 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.8% 60th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.3505 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.4% 41st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 2.35 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.8% 60th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0684 units per square kilometre 2023 down 41.2% 111th