Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 6.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Denmark stood at 6.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Denmark peaked at 47.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2010.
Denmark ranks 107th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.3% | — |
| 1965 | 44.3% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 47.3% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 36.8% | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 29.9% | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -47.6% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.8% | 43.3% | 44.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.5% | 41.6% | 47.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 34.0% | 36.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 24.2% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.5% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 25+ with primary in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Denmark was 6.8% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Denmark ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary