Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Denmark
Denmark: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 73.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Denmark, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Denmark stood at 73.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Denmark peaked at 76.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2008.
That places Denmark 38th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 68.6% | 64.2% | 76.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 65.4% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 73.4% | 73.4% | 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, male in Denmark?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Denmark was 73.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Denmark ranks 38th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release