Denmark vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education
Denmark
81.0%
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
56.0%
in 2019
Denmark rank
9th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
6th
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education over time
- Denmark
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 81.0% against 56.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 25.0%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 9th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 6th of 59 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 | 83.6% | 53.8% | 29.8% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 55.4% | 29.4% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education, Denmark or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Denmark, at 81.0% against 56.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education between Denmark and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25.0%, 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 students at the end of lower secondary education?
- Denmark ranks 9th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 6th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level 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