Education in Denmark

3,402 indicators covering education for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2023 up 0.2% 110th
School enrollment, primary 98.5% 2017 up 2.1% 21st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 2.6% 19th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.2% 2018 down 54.2% 157th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 99.8% 2023 up 0.3% 13th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 99.6% 2023 up 0.1% 13th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 1.0% 2018 up 21.2% 139th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 99.2% 2024 down 0.0% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 104.1% 2018 up 4.3% 13th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 2,086 2023 down 2.0% 98th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 2,635 2023 up 4.8% 131st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 72 2023 down 55.0% 84th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 51 2023 up 10.9% 109th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 286 2023 up 271.4% 115th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 8 2023 down 27.3% 98th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 2 2023 unchanged 129th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 4 2023 — 88th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 11,719 number 2018 — 46th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 10.8% 105th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 18.5% 2024 up 21.4% 77th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 8.4% 133rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 26.0% 82nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 81st
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 up 0.4% 71st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 76 2023 up 533.3% 63rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 74 2023 up 640.0% 53rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 267.0% 89th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.4% 2023 up 3.6% 139th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.1% 2023 down 3.2% 91st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 55.5% 73rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 636.1% 60th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 67.2% 2024 down 2.9% 147th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 511.6% 63rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.6913 GPIA 2024 down 14.4% 117th
Share of students studying abroad 2.0% 2023 up 10.4% 141st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1,196 2024 down 33.1% 100th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 8 2025 unchanged 140th
End month of the academic school year 5 2025 down 28.6% 190th
Enrolment in primary education, female 227,408 number 2018 up 13.4% 111th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 99.0% 2024 down 0.6% 41st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 99.5% 2024 up 0.6% 29th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9943 GPIA 2024 down 1.2% 139th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 2.2% 2017 — 91st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 395 2024 down 49.6% 117th
Over-age students, primary 2.4% 2017 down 17.1% 139th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 297 2024 down 46.2% 115th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 242 2024 down 36.6% 125th
Secondary education, teachers 56.1% 2024 down 0.6% 117th
School enrollment, primary, female 98.5% 2015 up 2.4% 15th
School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% 2015 up 3.3% 15th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2020 down 14.3% 24th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 73rd
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 61st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 22.1% 2024 up 26.9% 121st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1 GPI 2017 down 2.2% 101st
Over-age students, primary, male 3.1% 2017 down 12.3% 130th
Over-age students, primary, female 1.6% 2017 down 26.0% 144th