Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant both in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant both was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 38 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2007
All-time low
100.0%
in 2008
Years of data
16
2007–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Denmark, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Denmark stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2008.
Denmark ranks 1st of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant both in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 100.0% | — |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 38 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 up 0.0%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release