Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Denmark or Finland?

Finland, at 280,108 number against 259,381 number in Denmark as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Denmark and Finland?

20,727 number, with Finland ahead.

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

40 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Denmark vs Finland: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Denmark

259,381 number

in 2018

Finland

280,108 number

in 2018

Denmark rank

98th

Finland rank

96th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Denmark
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 280,108 number against 259,381 number in Denmark, a difference of 20,727 number.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Finland ahead.

Denmark ranks 98th and Finland ranks 96th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	219,204 number	228,038 number	8,833 number	Finland
1980s	237,943 number	225,918 number	12,025 number	Denmark
1990s	221,419 number	236,917 number	15,498 number	Finland
2000s	227,538 number	232,070 number	4,533 number	Finland
2010s	263,437 number	255,353 number	8,084 number	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Denmark or Finland?: Finland, at 280,108 number against 259,381 number in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Denmark and Finland?: 20,727 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Denmark ranks 98th and Finland ranks 96th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.