Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Denmark
Denmark: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 77.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Denmark, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Denmark stood at 77.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Denmark peaked at 79.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 2008.
Denmark ranks 37th of 81 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 79.8% | — |
| 2007 | 71.6% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.6% | 67.5% | 79.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 70.4% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 77.1% | 77.8% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Denmark?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Denmark was 77.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Denmark ranks 37th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release