Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 61.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. 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 population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Denmark stood at 61.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Denmark peaked at 64.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 29th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.3% | — |
| 1965 | 23.9% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 25.2% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 32.3% | +28.2% |
| 1980 | 38.4% | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 39.5% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.1% | 22.3% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.8% | 25.2% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.9% | 38.4% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 47.8% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 62.9% | 64.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 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 population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Denmark was 61.6% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Denmark ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 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 population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)