Denmark vs Germany: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school

Denmark

95.1%

in 2024

Germany

95.6%

in 2024

Denmark rank

26th

Germany rank

25th

Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time

Germany currently reports 95.6% against 95.1% in Denmark, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 26th and Germany ranks 25th of 178 countries.

Indicator: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 2,976 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.