Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 5.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 5.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Denmark peaked at 42.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2010.
That places Denmark 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.1% | — |
| 1965 | 42.6% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 39.8% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 35.1% | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 31.1% | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 28.7% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 25.5% | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -46.6% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.3% | 42.1% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.5% | 35.1% | 39.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 29.9% | 28.7% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 21.0% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 109 Mali 6.8% compare
- 110 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.2% compare
- 111 South Africa 6.0% compare
- 113 Botswana 5.9% compare
- 114 Egypt 5.8% compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 5.6% compare
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Denmark was 5.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Denmark ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary