Denmark vs Sweden: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Denmark

96.7%

in 2020

Sweden

96.9%

in 2020

Denmark rank

60th

Sweden rank

58th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Sweden currently reports 96.9% against 96.7% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 60th and Sweden ranks 58th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.