Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 93.3% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark, 1991β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark stood at 93.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 99.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2017.
That places Denmark 31st out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 96.9% | 99.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 89.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.3% | 95.2% | 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 93.3% 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 99.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 134 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 6.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release