Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark

Denmark: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 120.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
120.9%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
11th
of 188 countries
All-time high
127.8%
in 1998
All-time low
116.1%
in 2007
Years of data
25
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark, 1993–2018

0501001501993200520181993: 118.3 %1994: 120.8 %1995: 122.1 %1996: 122.1 %1998: 127.8 %1999: 127.7 %2000: 123.7 %2001: 119.5 %2002: 119.6 %2003: 122.9 %2004: 119.7 %2005: 120.2 %2006: 116.8 %2007: 116.1 %2008: 116.4 %2009: 116.7 %2010: 117.4 %2011: 118 %2012: 116.9 %2013: 116.3 %2014: 116.3 %2015: 117.1 %2016: 118.4 %2017: 119 %2018: 120.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 120.9% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 127.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 116.1%, in 2007.

Denmark ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Denmark, 1993 to 2018.
Year % Change
1993 118.3%
1994 120.8% +2.0%
1995 122.1% +1.1%
1996 122.1% +0.0%
1998 127.8% +4.7%
1999 127.7% -0.1%
2000 123.7% -3.1%
2001 119.5% -3.3%
2002 119.6% +0.1%
2003 122.9% +2.7%
2004 119.7% -2.6%
2005 120.2% +0.4%
2006 116.8% -2.9%
2007 116.1% -0.6%
2008 116.4% +0.3%
2009 116.7% +0.2%
2010 117.4% +0.6%
2011 118.0% +0.5%
2012 116.9% -0.9%
2013 116.3% -0.5%
2014 116.3% -0.1%
2015 117.1% +0.7%
2016 118.4% +1.1%
2017 119.0% +0.5%
2018 120.9% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 123.1% 118.3% 127.8% 6
2000s 119.2% 116.1% 123.7% 10
2010s 117.8% 116.3% 120.9% 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 8 Grenada 123.8% compare
  2. 9 Ireland 123.1% compare
  3. 10 Spain 122.6% compare
  4. 12 Sweden 120.5% compare
  5. 13 Thailand 119.7% compare
  6. 14 Aruba 118.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark was 120.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 127.8% in 1998.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 116.1% in 2007.
How does Denmark rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.