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

30,405 number, with Switzerland ahead.

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

39 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 Switzerland: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Denmark

259,381 number

in 2018

Switzerland

289,786 number

in 2018

Denmark rank

98th

Switzerland rank

95th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Denmark
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 289,786 number against 259,381 number in Denmark, a difference of 30,405 number.

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

Across all 39 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 95th of 203 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	219,204 number	291,092 number	71,888 number	Switzerland
1980s	237,943 number	297,626 number	59,683 number	Switzerland
1990s	221,419 number	263,293 number	41,874 number	Switzerland
2000s	227,538 number	270,917 number	43,380 number	Switzerland
2010s	262,032 number	291,585 number	29,554 number	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Denmark or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 289,786 number against 259,381 number in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Denmark and Switzerland?: 30,405 number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Denmark ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 95th 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.