Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 4.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Denmark stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Denmark peaked at 36.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2010.
Denmark ranks 126th of 144 countries on this measure, 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+ with primary schooling. in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.5% | — |
| 1965 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 36.3% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 31.6% | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 27.5% | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 24.7% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -44.8% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 34.0% | 31.6% | 36.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 24.7% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 17.3% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 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+ with primary schooling. in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Denmark was 4.6% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Denmark ranks 126th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary