Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 69.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Denmark is 69.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Denmark peaked at 69.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1970.
Denmark ranks 23rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.0% | — |
| 1965 | 22.3% | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 7.1% | -68.4% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 24.5% | +212.0% |
| 1990 | 43.3% | +76.7% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | +82.0% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 20.0% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 7.9% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 37.2% | 43.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 66.5% | 67.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 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 population age 55-59 with secondary in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Denmark was 69.8% 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 55-59 with secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1970.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
- Denmark ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)