Over-age students, primary in Denmark
Denmark: Over-age students, primary was 2.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Denmark, 1993–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 2.4% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Denmark peaked at 3.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Denmark 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.29 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Denmark?
- Over-age students, primary in Denmark was 2.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for over-age students, primary?
- Denmark ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.