Denmark vs Germany: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)
Denmark
82.4%
in 2025
Germany
83.4%
in 2025
Denmark rank
62nd
Germany rank
60th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 83.4% against 82.4% in Denmark, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Germany ahead.
Denmark ranks 62nd and Germany ranks 60th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.3% | 75.7% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 77.2% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 79.1% | 1.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 80.2% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 83.0% | 1.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data), Denmark or Germany?
- Germany, at 83.4% against 82.4% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) between Denmark and Germany?
- 1.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Denmark ranks 62nd and Germany ranks 60th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release