Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total was 13.08 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, 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 45-49, total in Denmark stood at 13.08.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Denmark peaked at 13.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.69, in 1970.
Denmark ranks 8th 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 45-49, total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.6 | — |
| 1965 | 7.84 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 4.69 | -40.2% |
| 1975 | 5.83 | +24.3% |
| 1980 | 7.55 | +29.5% |
| 1985 | 7.15 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 9.18 | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 10.32 | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 12.87 | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 13.1 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 13.08 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.72 | 7.6 | 7.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.26 | 4.69 | 5.83 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.35 | 7.15 | 7.55 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.75 | 9.18 | 10.32 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.98 | 12.87 | 13.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.08 | 13.08 | 13.08 | 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 45-49, total in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Denmark was 13.08 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 45-49, total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.69 in 1970.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Denmark ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.