Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant both in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant both 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant both in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98.0% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 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% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 93.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 93.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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