Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 10.99 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Denmark stood at 10.99.
The figure is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Denmark peaked at 12.86 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.22, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 55th 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 total schooling, age 20-24, total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.22 | — |
| 1965 | 9.77 | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 10.04 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 12.25 | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 12.26 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 12.86 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 12.39 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 11.44 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 11.97 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.33 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 10.99 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5 | 9.22 | 9.77 | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.14 | 10.04 | 12.25 | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.56 | 12.26 | 12.86 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.91 | 11.44 | 12.39 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.65 | 11.33 | 11.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.99 | 10.99 | 10.99 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 total schooling, age 20-24, total in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Denmark was 10.99 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.86 in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.22 in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Denmark ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 total schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.