Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8951 LPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.8951 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 0.9034 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8449 LPIA, in 1998.
Denmark ranks 32nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8569 LPIA | 0.8449 LPIA | 0.8713 LPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8725 LPIA | 0.8545 LPIA | 0.8893 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8804 LPIA | 0.8514 LPIA | 0.8974 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8951 LPIA | 0.8902 LPIA | 0.9034 LPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark was 0.8951 LPIA 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 0.9034 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8449 LPIA in 1998.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 105 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 0.7%. 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 upper secondary 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