Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Denmark, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Denmark stood at 1 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 30 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 LPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 1992.
Denmark ranks 13th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 10 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 11 United States 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Slovenia, Republic of 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 13 France 1 LPIA compare
- 13 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Russian Federation 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Ukraine 1 LPIA 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 LPIA 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 LPIA in 1992.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 100 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release