Primary education, teachers in Denmark
Denmark: Primary education, teachers was 67.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Denmark, 1985–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 67.2% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Denmark peaked at 69.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 1985.
Denmark ranks 137th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.8% | 56.4% | 57.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 58.0% | 63.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 68.1% | 69.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 67.1% | 68.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 134 Thailand 68.3% compare
- 135 Micronesia (country) 67.3% compare
- 136 French Polynesia 67.3% compare
- 138 Guatemala 67.1% compare
- 139 Egypt 66.2% compare
- 140 Bangladesh 65.9% compare
More education data for Denmark
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, total 3.29 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Denmark?
- Primary education, teachers in Denmark was 67.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 1985.
- How does Denmark rank for primary education, teachers?
- Denmark ranks 137th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.