School enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark
Denmark: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 101.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark is 101.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark peaked at 101.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1971.
Denmark ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.8% | 25.9% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 85.3% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.2% | 81.0% | 100.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 88.9% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 95.3% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.9% | 101.9% | 101.9% | 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 school enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark was 101.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 101.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1971.
- How does Denmark rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Denmark ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.