Secondary education, teachers in Denmark
Denmark: Secondary education, teachers was 56.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Denmark, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Denmark is 56.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Denmark peaked at 56.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1998.
Denmark ranks 117th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 44.8% | 51.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 47.7% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 56.0% | 56.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.9% | 56.7% | 5 |
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 secondary education, teachers in Denmark?
- Secondary education, teachers in Denmark was 56.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1998.
- How does Denmark rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Denmark ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.