Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.01 NPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.01 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 1.02 NPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8871 NPIA, in 2006.
Denmark ranks 11th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8871 NPIA | 0.8871 NPIA | 0.8871 NPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.01 NPIA | 1.01 NPIA | 1.02 NPIA | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (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 1.01 NPIA 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 1.02 NPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8871 NPIA in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release