Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 136 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2003
All-time low
100.0%
in 2003
Years of data
19
2003–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Denmark, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Denmark is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2003.
That places Denmark 1st out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 100.0% | — |
| 2006 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 1 Albania 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Canada 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.4% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Greece 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Romania 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovakia 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Denmark?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Denmark was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release