Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Denmark, 1994–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 100.0% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1994.
Denmark ranks 1st of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Denmark, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 100.0% | — |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 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 primary, population 25+ in Denmark?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Denmark was 100.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary, population 25+ years, 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 primary education.