Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark
Denmark: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 18.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark is 18.1 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark peaked at 18.52 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.14 years, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 9th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.14 years | — |
| 1991 | 14.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 14.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.63 years | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 14.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 14.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 15.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 15.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.87 years | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 15.68 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 16 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 15.65 years | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.77 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.17 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 16.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 16.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.27 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 17.72 years | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 18.06 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.52 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 18.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.38 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.22 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 18.14 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.05 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.19 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 18.1 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.87 years | 14.14 years | 15.87 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.94 years | 15.65 years | 16.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.03 years | 16.27 years | 18.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.11 years | 18.04 years | 18.19 years | 4 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 269,011 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9043 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 290,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Denmark was 18.1 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 18.52 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.14 years in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.