Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.96 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.96 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 1 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9352 LPIA, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 34th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Denmark, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9352 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9439 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9501 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9556 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9546 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9551 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9597 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.963 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.96 LPIA | -0.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.96 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9794 LPIA, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.96 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9833 LPIA, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9721 LPIA | 0.9352 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9595 LPIA | 0.9551 LPIA | 0.963 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark was 0.96 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9352 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 34th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release