Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 6 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Denmark is 6, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Denmark peaked at 6.99 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.92, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.92 | — |
| 1965 | 6.35 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 6.94 | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 6.88 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 6.93 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.99 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.99 | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 5.99 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.95 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.99 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.13 | 5.92 | 6.35 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.91 | 6.88 | 6.94 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.96 | 6.93 | 6.99 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.99 | 5.99 | 5.99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.97 | 5.95 | 5.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 9 South Africa 6.67 compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 6.58 compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.01 compare
- 12 Finland 6 compare
- 12 Hong Kong, China 6 compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 6 compare
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Denmark was 6 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.92 in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Denmark ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.