Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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.
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
- 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 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