Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 91.0% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark stood at 91.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 99.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2015.
That places Denmark 31st out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 99.3% | 97.9% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 87.4% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.7% | 91.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 28 Netherlands 92.0% compare
- 29 France 91.9% compare
- 30 Australia 91.2% compare
- 32 Luxembourg 90.9% compare
- 33 Brunei Darussalam 90.0% compare
- 34 Ireland 89.0% 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)
- 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 91.0% 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 99.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 94 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 8.8%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release