Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Denmark
Denmark: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Denmark is 10.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 degree of urbanisation in Denmark peaked at 12.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +41.8% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 269,011 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9043 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 290,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Denmark?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Denmark was 10.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 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 degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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