Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9986 GPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark stood at 0.9986 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 0.9986 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9738 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Denmark 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9738 GPIA | 0.9738 GPIA | 0.9738 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9892 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 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 0.9986 GPIA 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 0.9986 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9738 GPIA 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release