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)
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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

Indicator
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
61 places, 539 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release