Denmark vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary
Denmark
80.8%
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
49.1%
in 2019
Denmark rank
5th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
4th
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary over time
- Denmark
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 80.8% against 49.1% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 31.7%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.6 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 5th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 39.7% | 43.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 47.1% | 37.4% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary, Denmark or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Denmark, at 80.8% against 49.1% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary between Denmark and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 31.7%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- Denmark ranks 5th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 4th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes (%). 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