Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 93.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark is 93.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 21st of 37 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 | 99.5% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 88.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.3% | 93.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 18 Montenegro 94.9% compare
- 19 Luxembourg 94.8% compare
- 20 Romania 93.4% compare
- 22 Netherlands 92.9% compare
- 23 Mongolia 92.8% compare
- 24 Albania 92.8% compare
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 93.2% 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 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 21st out of 37 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 6.8%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release