Education in Denmark 3,402 indicators covering education for Denmark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 81.3% 2021 up 7.5% 36th Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution 56,017 Persons 2024 down 38.4% 17th Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students 3.37 Percentage of students 2024 down 74.3% 12th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, adjusted gender 1.2 GPIA 2023 down 1.7% 36th Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity 1 LPIA 2021 up 0.2% 12th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.8086 GPIA 2023 up 68.9% 26th Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on 1.24 Percentage of GDP 2023 down 5.6% 5th Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 5,852 Persons 2023 up 28.8% 29th Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 5.54 Percentage of students 2024 down 67.1% 10th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes 98.8% 2021 down 1.2% 20th Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.8451 LPIA 2021 up 7.2% 39th Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2021 up 0.3% 54th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 68.8% 2021 up 15.2% 37th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1.22 2023 down 2.8% 21st Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 0.6682 Percentage of students 2024 down 32.2% 18th Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 0.6752 Percentage of students 2023 down 14.7% 18th Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 99.0% 2021 down 1.0% 15th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.7875 2023 up 69.4% 31st Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 432,238 Persons 2024 down 7.7% 22nd Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 19 Persons 2024 down 68.9% 12th Number of classroom teachers and academic staff by age — Classroom 41,516 Persons 2024 up 2.7% 10th Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education 81.0% 2022 down 5.1% 9th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 34.4% 2023 up 6.3% 17th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 74.7% 2021 up 22.8% 25th Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 25.1% 2014 up 3.5% 8th Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female 702 2024 up 5.1% 30th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 39.2% 2023 up 12.1% 13th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 0.9773 GPIA 2023 up 9.2% 25th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 18.3% 2023 up 13.9% 4th Share of repeaters by gender and level of education 40.13 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 1.9% 24th Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level 79.3% 2022 down 4.2% 5th Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 4,010 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 5.2% 9th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 77.1% 2021 up 124.0% 15th Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male 841 2024 down 14.4% 32nd Capital and total current expenditure on education 286.58 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 67.6% 11th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by degree 65.1% 2025 down 9.7% 15th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 65.1% 2025 down 9.7% 15th Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 6 Persons 2024 down 70.0% 9th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.2% 2018 — 26th Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 3.18 Percentage of students 2024 down 71.1% 12th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 36.7% 2025 down 3.7% 2nd Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 36.7% 2025 down 3.7% 2nd Early leavers from education and training by citizenship 10.0% 2025 up 23.5% 10th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 9.2% 2025 up 3.4% 45th Share of new entrants to and first-time graduates at tertiary 26.69 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 12.7% 9th Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 2,888 Persons 2024 down 37.5% 17th Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 1.14 2023 down 9.0% 30th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 43.7% 2023 up 16.9% 9th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1.13 2023 down 0.3% 47th Share of new entrants to and first-time graduates at tertiary 18.78 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 4.3% 10th Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 2.13 Percentage of students 2023 up 28.1% 23rd Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female 85.4% 2021 up 5.4% 30th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male 77.1% 2021 up 9.4% 37th Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes 99.4% 2021 down 0.6% 19th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.21 GPIA 2023 up 6.9% 11th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female 99.2% 2021 down 0.8% 12th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male 98.3% 2021 down 1.7% 19th ← Previous Page 43 of 57 Next →