Denmark vs France: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Denmark
39.3%
in 2024
France
41.4%
in 2024
Denmark rank
40th
France rank
37th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 41.4% against 39.3% in Denmark, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was France ahead.
Denmark ranks 40th and France ranks 37th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.5% | 56.8% | 4.3% | France |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 51.3% | 2.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 41.9% | 1.6% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 40.5% | 1.1% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Denmark or France?
- France, at 41.4% against 39.3% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Denmark and France?
- 2.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 40th and France ranks 37th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, 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