Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Denmark
Denmark: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 10.15 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Denmark, 1993–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Denmark recorded 10.15 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2014.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Denmark peaked at 10.61 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.1, in 1994.
Denmark ranks 98th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.23 | 8.1 | 10.61 | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.09 | 10.04 | 10.13 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.15 | 10.15 | 10.15 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Denmark?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Denmark was 10.15 in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 in 1998.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Denmark ranks 98th out of 137 countries with data for 2014.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.