Australia vs Denmark: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Australia
16 years
in 2020
Denmark
16 years
in 2020
Australia rank
12th
Denmark rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Australia currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Denmark, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 years | 15 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 15 years | 15.9 years | 0.9 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 15.7 years | 16 years | 0.3 years | Denmark |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Australia or Denmark?
- Australia, at 16 years against 16 years in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Australia and Denmark?
- 0 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Australia ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 12th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.