Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 93.3% 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
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark stood at 93.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark peaked at 99.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2017.
Denmark ranks 31st of 134 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 | 96.6% | — |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 96.9% | 99.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 89.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.3% | 95.2% | 4 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Denmark was 93.3% 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 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 134 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 6.4%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.