Education in Denmark 880 indicators covering education for Denmark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population, age 19, male 37,016 2015 up 23.4% 117th Population, age 20, male 37,479 2015 up 28.0% 116th Population, age 21, male 37,941 2015 up 32.9% 118th Population, age 22, male 37,955 2015 up 33.6% 118th Population, age 23, male 37,302 2015 up 28.2% 119th Population, age 24, male 36,211 2015 up 19.4% 119th Population, age 25, male 35,183 2015 up 11.4% 120th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocatio 0.0% 2012 — 74th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 831 number 2017 down 31.6% 106th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 195,846 number 2018 up 7.4% 53rd Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 262 number 2017 down 85.1% 122nd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 78.1% 2023 up 2.0% 41st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 70,048 number 2018 up 3.7% 42nd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 78.7% 2023 up 2.9% 34th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 77.4% 2023 up 1.1% 46th Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.53 million Number 2024 down 3.0% 10th Participation rates in selected education levels at regional level 25.7 Rate 2024 down 5.5% 3rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 115,155 number 2018 up 7.6% 47th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 313 number 2018 — 95th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 10.15 2014 up 1.0% 98th Government expenditure per student, primary 25.1% 2014 up 3.5% 8th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 39,237 number 2018 up 2.1% 43rd Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 1.9% 2018 down 12.7% 136th Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 11.63 years 2040 down 0.5% 57th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 0.3% 2017 — 94th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 0.6% 2017 — 91st Share of primary schools with toilets 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 111 number 2018 — 95th Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 38.3% 2023 up 16.1% 29th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 12.38 2014 up 23.0% 72nd Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 33.7% 2023 up 15.9% 33rd Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 42.7% 2023 up 15.9% 24th Share of the population with at least some formal education 96.7% 2020 down 0.4% 60th Share of population with no formal education 3.3% 2020 up 13.8% 51st Share of the population with tertiary education 30.8% 2020 down 6.4% 22nd Average years of schooling 11.69 years 2020 down 2.3% 25th Government expenditure per student, tertiary 43.1% 2014 down 29.2% 31st Share of the population with lower secondary education 93.3% 2023 down 6.4% 31st Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions 94.4% 2017 down 0.6% 49th Government expenditure per student, secondary 31.1% 2014 down 9.6% 8th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 93.3% 2023 down 6.4% 31st Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 93.8% 2023 down 5.7% 34th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 92.8% 2023 down 7.0% 31st Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public insti 96.6% 2017 up 0.3% 24th Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training 7.0% 2023 up 9.4% 103rd Gross graduation ratio, primary, total 104.4% 2017 — 16th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in 56.0% 2018 up 14.4% 8th Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Ma 35.1% 2023 down 0.6% 54th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engine 12.0% 2018 down 3.5% 53rd Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agricu 1.2% 2018 down 51.2% 65th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social 10.0% 2018 up 22.2% 31st Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natura 5.4% 2018 up 37.3% 37th Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public insti 3.4% 2017 down 7.3% 80th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in 67.6% 2018 up 10.4% 7th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in 45.1% 2018 up 21.6% 11th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in 1.5 GPI 2018 down 9.2% 50th Gross graduation ratio, primary, female 103.4% 2017 — 21st ← Previous Page 9 of 15 Next →