Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 78.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark stood at 78.7%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 83.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1991.
Denmark ranks 35th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.1% | — |
| 1994 | 53.6% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 55.7% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 60.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 62.9% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 78.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 78.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +33.3% | 62.9% | 83.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 52.1% | 62.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 70.6% | 83.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 70.5% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 77.5% | 80.2% | 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 78.7% 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 83.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1991.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 35th out of 141 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 2.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release