Educational attainment rate, completed lower … immigrant lower female in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … immigrant lower female was 94.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark stood at 94.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 94.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 2006.
That places Denmark 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … immigrant lower female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 85.8% | — |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 94.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 94.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.5%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 92.8% | 94.0% | 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 94.0% 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 94.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 31 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release