Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
23rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8447 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
24
1995–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.01 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8447 GPIA, in 1995.
Denmark ranks 23rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8447 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.8657 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9245 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.923 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8987 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8768 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9112 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9033 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.915 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9203 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9241 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9346 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.954 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9489 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9715 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9866 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9863 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.996 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9943 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9888 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.988 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9878 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9833 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8552 GPIA | 0.8447 GPIA | 0.8657 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9091 GPIA | 0.8768 GPIA | 0.9245 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9705 GPIA | 0.9241 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.988 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8447 GPIA in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 23rd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary 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