Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9051 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark, 1995β2023
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.
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
- 28 Estonia 0.9185 LPIA compare
- 29 Georgia 0.9131 LPIA compare
- 30 Russian Federation 0.9078 LPIA compare
- 32 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.9042 LPIA compare
- 33 Brunei Darussalam 0.8933 LPIA compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0.8814 LPIA compare
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 0.9051 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release