Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Denmark

Denmark: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 119.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
119.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
13th
of 188 countries
All-time high
127.9%
in 1999
All-time low
116.8%
in 2014
Years of data
25
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Denmark, 1993–2018

0501001501993200520181993: 118.8 %1994: 121.1 %1995: 122.5 %1996: 122.6 %1998: 127.5 %1999: 127.9 %2000: 124.7 %2001: 120.6 %2002: 121.2 %2003: 125.1 %2004: 121.8 %2005: 121.9 %2006: 118.2 %2007: 117.6 %2008: 118.3 %2009: 117.9 %2010: 118.3 %2011: 118.7 %2012: 117.2 %2013: 116.9 %2014: 116.8 %2015: 117.8 %2016: 118.3 %2017: 118.1 %2018: 119.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Denmark is 119.6%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Denmark peaked at 127.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 116.8%, in 2014.

That places Denmark 13th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in Denmark, 1993 to 2018.
Year % Change
1993 118.8%
1994 121.1% +1.9%
1995 122.5% +1.2%
1996 122.6% +0.1%
1998 127.5% +4.0%
1999 127.9% +0.4%
2000 124.7% -2.6%
2001 120.6% -3.3%
2002 121.2% +0.5%
2003 125.1% +3.2%
2004 121.8% -2.6%
2005 121.9% +0.0%
2006 118.2% -3.0%
2007 117.6% -0.6%
2008 118.3% +0.6%
2009 117.9% -0.3%
2010 118.3% +0.3%
2011 118.7% +0.4%
2012 117.2% -1.3%
2013 116.9% -0.3%
2014 116.8% -0.1%
2015 117.8% +0.8%
2016 118.3% +0.4%
2017 118.1% -0.1%
2018 119.6% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 123.4% 118.8% 127.9% 6
2000s 120.7% 117.6% 125.1% 10
2010s 118.0% 116.8% 119.6% 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 10 Spain 121.6% compare
  2. 11 Sweden 121.2% compare
  3. 12 Aruba 119.9% compare
  4. 14 United Kingdom 117.1% compare
  5. 15 Portugal 115.7% compare
  6. 16 Thailand 114.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Denmark?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Denmark was 119.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 127.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 116.8% in 2014.
How does Denmark rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Denmark ranks 13th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.