Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Denmark
Denmark: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.13 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Denmark, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.13 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Denmark peaked at 1.14 modelled data in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.04 modelled data, in 1996.
Denmark ranks 47th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Denmark?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Denmark was 1.13 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 modelled data in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 modelled data in 1996.
- How does Denmark rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Denmark ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release