Education in Denmark

3,402 indicators covering education for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of infant deaths, male 113 2024 up 2.7% 143rd
Number of under-five deaths, female 103 2024 up 1.0% 145th
Number of under-five deaths, male 128 2024 down 0.8% 145th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 7.38 years 2024 down 6.6% 33rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.35 GPI 2018 down 3.8% 60th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 3.51 years 2018 up 18.8% 17th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 4.74 years 2018 up 14.3% 13th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 14.36 years 2024 down 4.2% 9th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 112.4% 2024 down 3.1% 18th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 11.7% 144th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0055 number per person 2018 — 31st
Teachers in primary education, female 31,806 number 2018 — 82nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1,159 2024 down 32.1% 114th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 1,729 2024 down 38.0% 114th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.7952 number per square kilometre 2018 — 49th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2024 down 0.2% 87th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 — 173rd
Children out of school, female 0.8% 2024 up 98.7% 161st
Children out of school, male 1.0% 2024 up 20.1% 157th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 26,917 2024 down 4.5% 55th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 85,684 number 2018 down 29.8% 89th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 79.0% 2024 down 2.9% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 112.0% 2024 down 4.1% 18th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 125.0% 2024 down 7.3% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9932 GPIA 2024 down 2.0% 131st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 112.8% 2024 down 2.1% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 126.3% 2024 down 3.1% 10th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9898 GPIA 2024 down 4.2% 144th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 22.6% 2018 up 8.8% 116th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 14.3 years 2024 down 5.2% 10th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 14.41 years 2024 down 3.1% 6th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9921 GPIA 2024 down 2.1% 135th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.75 years 2024 down 11.2% 41st
School life expectancy, secondary, female 7.33 years 2024 down 8.9% 38th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 7.43 years 2024 down 4.4% 33rd
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9863 GPIA 2024 down 4.6% 145th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.3% 2017 down 4.1% 86th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.3% 2017 down 16.7% 37th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 — 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 — 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 18.79 years 2018 up 12.2% 9th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 19,603 2024 up 5.2% 62nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.91 years 2024 down 0.7% 40th
Productivity vs. educational attainment 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 14.9% 4th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 98.3% 2017 down 0.7% 132nd
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 99.9% 2025 up 0.0% 10th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 99.9% 2025 up 0.0% 15th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9999 modelled data 2025 up 0.0% 129th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 99.9% 2025 up 0.0% 10th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -5.85 % change on previous year 2017 down 603.5% 152nd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 56.1% 2024 down 0.6% 123rd
Teachers in secondary education, female 28,550 2024 up 3.3% 85th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 17.0% 2024 down 19.8% 47th