Which has higher progression to secondary school, Denmark or United Arab Emirates?

Denmark, at 99.9% against 99.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2016.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Arab Emirates?

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs United Arab Emirates: Progression to secondary school

Denmark

99.9%

in 2016

United Arab Emirates

99.9%

in 2013

Denmark rank

5th

United Arab Emirates rank

8th

Progression to secondary school over time

Denmark
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 99.9% against 99.9% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 167 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	99.9%	98.7%	1.2%	Denmark
2000s	99.3%	99.1%	0.2%	Denmark
2010s	99.3%	98.4%	0.9%	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Denmark or United Arab Emirates?: Denmark, at 99.9% against 99.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2016.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Denmark and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Arab Emirates?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Denmark and United Arab Emirates rank globally for progression to secondary school?: Denmark ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit: %
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).