Czechia vs Denmark: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education

Czechia
99.2%
in 2023
Denmark
99.2%
in 2024
Czechia rank
20th
Denmark rank
19th

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time

  • Czechia
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 99.2% against 99.2% in Czechia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Denmark ahead.

Czechia ranks 20th and Denmark ranks 19th of 190 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Denmark Difference Ahead
1820s 30.9% 66.2% 35.3% Denmark
1830s 35.7% 69.5% 33.8% Denmark
1840s 40.8% 72.5% 31.8% Denmark
1850s 46.1% 75.4% 29.3% Denmark
1860s 51.5% 78.1% 26.6% Denmark
1870s 56.9% 80.6% 23.8% Denmark
1880s 62.1% 83.1% 21.0% Denmark
1890s 67.1% 85.6% 18.5% Denmark
1900s 71.8% 88.1% 16.4% Denmark
1910s 76.2% 90.6% 14.4% Denmark
1920s 81.3% 93.1% 11.9% Denmark
1930s 86.3% 95.6% 9.3% Denmark
1940s 91.3% 98.1% 6.8% Denmark
1950s 97.5% 100.0% 2.5% Denmark
1960s 93.1% 100.0% 6.9% Denmark
1970s 94.6% 98.5% 3.9% Denmark
1980s 90.2% 95.0% 4.8% Denmark
2000s 99.5% 99.6% 0.1% Denmark
2010s 98.4% 99.6% 1.1% Denmark
2020s 98.9% 99.5% 0.6% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Czechia or Denmark?
Denmark, at 99.2% against 99.2% in Czechia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Czechia and Denmark?
0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Denmark?
46 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
How do Czechia and Denmark rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
Czechia ranks 20th and Denmark ranks 19th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.