Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
34th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8207 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
26
1991–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark stood at 1.02 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Denmark peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8207 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Denmark 34th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 gender in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8207 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.8541 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8659 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.849 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8714 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8615 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9918 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8932 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9775 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9827 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9544 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9743 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9878 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9988 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.987 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9875 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.996 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9951 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8538 GPIA | 0.8207 GPIA | 0.8714 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9775 GPIA | 0.8932 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.9544 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9951 GPIA | 1.02 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 1.02 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 1.03 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8207 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Denmark ranks 34th out of 137 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 1.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release