Education in Denmark 880 indicators covering education for Denmark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 1,338 number 2012 up 30.3% 81st Current education expenditure, total 93.2% 2022 up 2.4% 54th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1,512 number 2018 — 99th Current education expenditure, primary 89.9% 2022 up 1.0% 88th Current education expenditure, secondary 93.1% 2022 up 1.0% 70th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 279 number 2012 up 42.3% 90th Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 95.1% 2024 up 0.4% 26th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 749 number 2018 — 113th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 472 number 2018 — 112th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 10.7% 2018 up 286.6% 25th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 335 number 2018 — 121st Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.29 2014 up 12.3% 130th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 5.53 2001 down 60.6% 180th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 532 number 2018 — 99th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 307 number 2018 — 109th Current education expenditure, tertiary 95.5% 2022 up 3.6% 35th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 201 number 2018 — 111th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 145 number 2018 — 119th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 272 number 2018 down 7.2% 130th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 406 number 2018 down 42.9% 124th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 2,388 number 2018 up 12.0% 118th Adolescents out of school, female 1.1% 2024 up 40.1% 144th Adolescents out of school, male 1.1% 2024 up 9.3% 147th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2020 up 50.0% 6th Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2020 down 100.0% 156th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 268 number 2018 — 110th Share of young people not in education, employment or training 7.2% 2023 up 7.8% 100th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 116 number 2018 up 34.9% 126th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 240,450 number 2018 down 2.3% 109th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1 GPI 2017 down 1.0% 97th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 116,591 number 2018 down 4.3% 110th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 760 number 2018 down 32.7% 102nd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 175 number 2018 down 38.6% 116th Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation 277,062 Number 2024 down 11.0% 20th Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 432,238 Number 2024 down 7.5% 17th Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional le 96.7 Rate 2024 down 0.8% 9th Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme orientation 245,081 Number 2024 up 1.1% 20th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 290,797 number 2018 up 22.2% 79th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 1,022 number 2018 up 24.2% 114th Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and vocational 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 101,235 Number 2024 down 4.4% 5th Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 290,902 Number 2024 down 3.5% 20th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.3% 2017 — 107th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 142,790 number 2018 up 21.8% 78th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.4% 2017 — 108th Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex and NUTS 2 region 285,076 Number 2024 down 5.1% 13th Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation 71.6% 2022 down 21.4% 55th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 0.5% 2017 — 103rd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 114 number 2018 — 107th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 8.46 2015 — 155th Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2020 up 3.0% 24th Share of primary schools with access to drinking water 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 17,288 number 2018 up 397.4% 26th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 1.0% 2018 down 45.3% 136th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 1,146 number 2018 down 13.8% 112th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 312 number 2018 down 31.0% 98th Average years of schooling 12.96 years 2020 up 7.4% 14th Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 96.2% 2023 down 2.8% 40th Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2012 unchanged 15th Population, ages 3-5, female 86,980 2015 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