Denmark vs United States of America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Denmark
0.8889 modelled data
in 2025
United States of America
0.9091 modelled data
in 2025
Denmark rank
118th
United States of America rank
115th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Denmark
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.9091 modelled data against 0.8889 modelled data in Denmark, a difference of 0.0202 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
Denmark ranks 118th and United States of America ranks 115th of 205 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.754 modelled data | 0.819 modelled data | 0.065 modelled data | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.9078 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 0.1587 modelled data | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.9358 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 0.1121 modelled data | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Denmark or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.9091 modelled data against 0.8889 modelled data in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Denmark and United States of America?
- 0.0202 modelled data, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and United States of America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Denmark ranks 118th and United States of America ranks 115th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release