Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8107 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
25
1995–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark stood at 1.03 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8107 GPIA, in 1995.
Denmark ranks 27th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8107 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.818 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8481 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8724 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8911 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9305 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8534 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8628 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8687 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8793 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8944 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9056 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9124 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9188 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9367 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9617 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9543 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9841 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9693 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9851 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9977 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8373 GPIA | 0.8107 GPIA | 0.8724 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8829 GPIA | 0.8534 GPIA | 0.9305 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9526 GPIA | 0.9056 GPIA | 0.9977 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 1.04 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 1.03 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 1.04 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8107 GPIA in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 27th 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 9.9%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release