Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Denmark
Denmark: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
12.9
in 2007
All-time low
7.5
in 2016
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Denmark, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Denmark stood at 10.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Denmark peaked at 12.9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 8th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.62 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.24 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.98 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Denmark?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Denmark was 10 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Denmark ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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