Education in Denmark

3,402 indicators covering education for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, male 187,481 2024 down 0.8% 118th
School age population, tertiary education, female 180,934 2024 down 0.4% 117th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 368,415 2024 down 0.6% 117th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 105,663 2024 up 1.2% 127th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 99,947 2024 up 0.1% 127th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 205,610 2024 up 0.7% 126th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 32,211 2024 down 4.9% 128th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 31,085 2024 down 4.5% 128th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 63,296 2024 down 4.7% 128th
School age population, primary education, male 222,195 2024 down 6.0% 118th
School age population, primary education, female 211,013 2024 down 6.4% 118th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 433,208 2024 down 6.2% 118th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 32,402 2024 down 4.0% 125th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 30,770 2024 down 4.1% 125th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 63,172 2024 down 4.0% 125th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 32,402 2024 down 5.9% 123rd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 30,558 2024 down 5.5% 123rd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 62,960 2024 down 5.7% 123rd
School age population, pre-primary education, male 96,611 2024 down 4.0% 120th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 91,491 2024 down 3.7% 120th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 188,102 2024 down 3.8% 120th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 432,238 2024 down 7.5% 117th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.1% 2024 down 0.3% 45th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, pupils 432,238 2024 down 7.5% 117th
Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Secondary education, pupils 522,143 2024 down 5.7% 107th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.7198 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.1% 55th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 99.9% 2024 down 1.7% 116th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9973 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 104th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 99.6% 2024 down 1.0% 110th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.98 years 2024 down 1.7% 31st
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.97 years 2024 down 1.0% 24th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.9% 2024 up 44.8% 158th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 0.1434 % change on previous year 2017 down 95.2% 131st
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9981 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 101st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 114.2% 2018 up 6.0% 11th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 114.2% 2018 up 4.1% 9th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 14.66 years 2018 up 12.0% 6th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 down 1.3% 91st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 14.7 years 2018 up 10.6% 6th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 88,072 2024 down 5.5% 93rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 94,481 2024 down 3.7% 91st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2,888 2024 down 35.8% 116th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.026 units per square kilometre 2023 down 39.0% 116th
Government expenditure on education, total 6.4% 2022 down 12.3% 23rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0423 units per square kilometre 2023 down 42.5% 112th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 29.1% 173rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 4.45 number per square kilometre 2018 down 29.0% 64th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 99.6% 2023 up 0.1% 13th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 99.8% 2023 up 0.3% 13th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0199 units per person 2017 down 13.4% 34th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 114,940 2017 down 8.6% 64th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 50,935 2024 up 3.8% 89th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.466 % change on previous year 2018 down 0.4% 122nd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.28 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.4% 56th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 2.87 units per square kilometre 2017 down 8.6% 31st
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 99.2% 2024 down 0.4% 19th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 125.6% 2024 down 5.2% 11th
Number of under-five deaths, male 128 2024 down 0.8% 145th