Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 7.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 7.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Denmark peaked at 15.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1970.
That places Denmark 117th 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.1% | — |
| 1965 | 15.3% | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 5.7% | -62.7% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.2% | 13.1% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Denmark was 7.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1970.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Denmark ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary