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