Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Denmark, 1994β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Denmark peaked at 1 GPIA in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1994.
That places Denmark 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 16 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 17 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 19 France 1 GPIA compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Russian Federation 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA 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 primary education or higher in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Denmark was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1994.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release