Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 6.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 6.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Denmark peaked at 84.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2010.
Denmark ranks 120th 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.9% | — |
| 1965 | 66.8% | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 84.1% | +25.9% |
| 1975 | 83.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 82.3% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 65.1% | -21.5% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | -30.7% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -56.6% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -58.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.4% | 61.9% | 66.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 84.0% | 83.8% | 84.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 82.6% | 82.3% | 83.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 45.2% | 65.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 14.8% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Denmark was 6.1% 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 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Denmark ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)