Education in Denmark 880 indicators covering education for Denmark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9789 GPI 2018 down 5.1% 126th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.9% 2017 up 1.9% 34th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 6.4% 2022 down 12.3% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 138.1% 2018 up 15.7% 7th Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2017 down 0.5% 112th 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 Tertiary education, academic staff 46.9% 2024 up 13.9% 76th 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 Persistence to grade 5, female 99.9% 2023 up 0.3% 12th Persistence to grade 5, male 99.6% 2023 down 0.2% 14th School enrollment, secondary 90.9% 2017 up 1.9% 40th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational pr 20.6% 2018 down 20.8% 41st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocatio 37.7% 2018 down 28.9% 47th Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 up 3.0% 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 310,903 number 2018 up 34.8% 67th School enrollment, secondary, female 92.3% 2017 up 1.6% 37th School enrollment, secondary, male 89.7% 2017 up 2.1% 43rd Progression to secondary school, female 99.9% 2016 up 3.6% 18th Expenditure on tertiary education 30.7% 2014 up 2.9% 22nd Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 5,935 number 2018 up 17.6% 116th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both 0.6% 2018 down 8.3% 126th Children out of school, primary 3,868 2024 up 35.7% 136th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 26,734 number 2018 — 64th Enrolment in secondary education, female 259,381 number 2018 up 8.5% 98th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 62.2% 2018 — 74th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 16,616 number 2018 — 62nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 9,437 number 2018 up 55.4% 49th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.0% 2015 up 2.2% 16th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.4% 2015 up 3.0% 20th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1.0% 2017 — 99th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 1.3% 2017 — 98th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 35.6% 2025 down 4.8% 2nd Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 20 years 2012 unchanged 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 4,883 number 2018 up 72.8% 44th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.74 2014 up 8.1% 182nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, fema 0.8% 2017 down 29.4% 119th Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 10.0% 2025 up 23.5% 8th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 0.3% 2017 down 84.5% 129th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.6% 2017 — 101st Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0.8% 2017 — 107th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 27,196 number 2018 — 59th Population, age 0, female 28,039 2015 down 10.7% 123rd Population, age 0, total 57,563 2015 down 10.7% 123rd Population, age 1, female 28,208 2015 down 10.1% 123rd Population, age 1, total 57,999 2015 down 9.9% 122nd Population, age 2, female 28,426 2015 down 9.8% 122nd Population, age 2, total 58,521 2015 down 9.5% 122nd Population, age 3, female 28,686 2015 down 9.7% 123rd Population, age 3, total 59,118 2015 down 9.3% 123rd Population, age 4, female 28,983 2015 down 9.7% 123rd Population, age 4, total 59,779 2015 down 9.2% 123rd Population, age 5, female 29,311 2015 down 9.8% 121st Population, age 5, total 60,495 2015 down 9.3% 121st Population, age 6, female 29,667 2015 down 9.9% 121st ← Previous Page 4 of 15 Next →