Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Denmark
Denmark: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 77.9% in 2021. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Denmark, 2006β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 77.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2021.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 80.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2008.
Denmark ranks 40th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 70.8% | 80.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 71.0% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.7% | 77.9% | 2 |
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, both sexes in Denmark?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Denmark was 77.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Denmark ranks 40th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release