Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 92.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark, 1991–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 92.8% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark peaked at 99.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2017.
Denmark ranks 31st of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 96.5% | — |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 96.9% | 99.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 88.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 91.7% | 95.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark was 92.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.