Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.9639 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark is 0.9639 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9229 LPIA, in 2015.
That places Denmark 32nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Denmark, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.01 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9229 LPIA | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9388 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9437 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9501 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9501 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9512 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.972 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9766 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9639 LPIA | -1.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.9639 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9786 LPIA, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.9639 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9839 LPIA, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.969 LPIA | 0.9229 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9659 LPIA | 0.9512 LPIA | 0.9766 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 0.9639 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 1.01 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9229 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 32nd 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 4.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release