What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Denmark and New Zealand?

13,469 number, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?

24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs New Zealand: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Denmark

240,450 number

in 2018

New Zealand

253,919 number

in 2018

Denmark rank

109th

New Zealand rank

107th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 253,919 number against 240,450 number in Denmark, a difference of 13,469 number.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 109th and New Zealand ranks 107th of 194 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	213,073 number	217,524 number	4,450 number	New Zealand
2000s	228,076 number	253,505 number	25,429 number	New Zealand
2010s	243,214 number	246,003 number	2,789 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Denmark or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 253,919 number against 240,450 number in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Denmark and New Zealand?: 13,469 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?: Denmark ranks 109th and New Zealand ranks 107th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.