Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 76.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark is 76.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 76.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2006.
That places Denmark 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 73.8% | 76.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 13 Montenegro 79.8% compare
- 14 Luxembourg 77.0% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 76.9% compare
- 17 Sweden 75.4% compare
- 18 Portugal 74.4% compare
- 19 Serbia 73.1%
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 76.5% 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 76.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release