Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Denmark
Denmark: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 82.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Denmark, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Denmark is 82.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Denmark peaked at 82.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1981.
Denmark ranks 62nd 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 | 75.3% | 74.1% | 76.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 77.0% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 79.5% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 79.1% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 81.0% | 82.4% | 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, female (modelled data) in Denmark?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Denmark was 82.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 1981.
- How does Denmark rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Denmark ranks 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release