Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total was 13.34 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, 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 40-44, total in Denmark stood at 13.34. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Denmark peaked at 13.34 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.85, in 1970.
Denmark ranks 10th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.84 | — |
| 1965 | 8.03 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 5.85 | -27.1% |
| 1975 | 7.55 | +29.1% |
| 1980 | 7.8 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 8.98 | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 10.43 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 13.12 | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 13.14 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.08 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.34 | +2.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 13.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.28, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 13.34 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.23, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.93 | 7.84 | 8.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.7 | 5.85 | 7.55 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.39 | 7.8 | 8.98 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.77 | 10.43 | 13.12 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.11 | 13.08 | 13.14 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.34 | 13.34 | 13.34 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Denmark was 13.34 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 40-44, total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 13.34 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 in 1970.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of education completed among people age 40-44.