Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 58.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Denmark stood at 58.5%.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Denmark peaked at 62.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1960.
That places Denmark 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.1% | — |
| 1965 | 18.6% | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 20.1% | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 27.9% | +39.1% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 33.8% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.9% | 17.1% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.0% | 20.1% | 27.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 33.8% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 42.0% | 47.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 60.5% | 62.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 58.5% | 58.5% | 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 secondary in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Denmark was 58.5% 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 secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- Denmark ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)