Austria vs Denmark: Share of children who have completed primary school
Austria
100.0%
in 2025
Denmark
99.9%
in 2025
Austria rank
7th
Denmark rank
10th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Austria currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 7th and Denmark ranks 10th of 165 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Austria or Denmark?
- Austria, at 100.0% against 99.9% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Austria and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Austria ranks 7th and Denmark ranks 10th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.