Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark
Denmark: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 12.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark is 12.82 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark peaked at 13 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.52 years, in 1990.
That places Denmark 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.52 years | — |
| 1991 | 11.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 11.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 11.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 11.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.93 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 12.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 12.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 12.35 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 12.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 12.62 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.76 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.79 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.73 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.68 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.62 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.83 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.27 years | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 12.42 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.56 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.49 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 13 years | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 12.82 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 12.64 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.82 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.82 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.84 years | 11.52 years | 12.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.67 years | 12.27 years | 12.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.62 years | 12.41 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8 years | 12.76 years | 12.82 years | 4 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 122,855 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark was 12.82 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 13 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.52 years in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Denmark ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.