Denmark vs Singapore: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Denmark
99.8%
in 2024
Singapore
100.2%
in 2023
Denmark rank
117th
Singapore rank
114th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Denmark
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 100.2% against 99.8% in Denmark, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 114th of 217 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.8% | 100.6% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 100.2% | 100.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Denmark or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 100.2% against 99.8% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Denmark and Singapore?
- 0.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Singapore?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Singapore rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Denmark ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 114th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.