Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.9051 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9051 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
31st
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.9105 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.8286 LPIA
in 2005
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 LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark stood at 0.9051 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 0.9105 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8286 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Denmark 31st out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Denmark, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8294 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.8519 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8537 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8398 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8757 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8698 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8286 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8484 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8582 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8751 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8505 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8401 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8698 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8823 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8761 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8682 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8718 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8781 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.887 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8933 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8943 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9105 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9046 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9051 LPIA | +0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.9051 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.9051 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9158 LPIA, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.845 LPIA | 0.8294 LPIA | 0.8537 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8565 LPIA | 0.8286 LPIA | 0.8757 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8717 LPIA | 0.8401 LPIA | 0.8933 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9036 LPIA | 0.8943 LPIA | 0.9105 LPIA | 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 0.9051 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 0.9105 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8286 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 103 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 2.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release