Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 5.44 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Denmark stood at 5.44.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Denmark peaked at 5.74 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 3.47, in 1970.
Denmark ranks 44th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.6 | — |
| 1965 | 5.74 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 3.47 | -39.5% |
| 1975 | 3.54 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 3.89 | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 4.17 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 4.62 | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 4.99 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 5.23 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 5.35 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 5.44 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.67 | 5.6 | 5.74 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.5 | 3.47 | 3.54 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.03 | 3.89 | 4.17 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.8 | 4.62 | 4.99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.29 | 5.23 | 5.35 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.44 | 5.44 | 5.44 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Denmark was 5.44 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 25+, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 in 1970.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Denmark ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.