Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Denmark

Denmark: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 114.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
114.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 193 countries
All-time high
114.4%
in 2013
All-time low
98.2%
in 1978
Years of data
39
1978–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Denmark, 1978–2018

02550751001251978199820181978: 98.2 %1979: 98.5 %1980: 100.4 %1981: 100.4 %1982: 100.7 %1983: 101.6 %1984: 101.4 %1985: 101.4 %1986: 102.2 %1987: 103 %1988: 103.4 %1989: 103.6 %1990: 103.4 %1991: 104 %1992: 104 %1993: 105 %1994: 107.2 %1995: 108.8 %1996: 110.3 %1998: 111.1 %1999: 111.1 %2000: 112.1 %2001: 113.6 %2002: 112.4 %2004: 110.1 %2005: 109.7 %2006: 108.3 %2007: 108.3 %2008: 107.8 %2009: 108.2 %2010: 109.4 %2011: 110.9 %2012: 111.8 %2013: 114.4 %2014: 113.8 %2015: 114.2 %2016: 114.2 %2017: 114.2 %2018: 114.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Denmark stood at 114.2%.

The figure is up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Denmark peaked at 114.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 1978.

Denmark ranks 11th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Denmark, 1978 to 2018.
Year % Change
1978 98.2%
1979 98.5% +0.3%
1980 100.4% +2.0%
1981 100.4% -0.0%
1982 100.7% +0.3%
1983 101.6% +1.0%
1984 101.4% -0.2%
1985 101.4% -0.1%
1986 102.2% +0.8%
1987 103.0% +0.8%
1988 103.4% +0.4%
1989 103.6% +0.2%
1990 103.4% -0.2%
1991 104.0% +0.6%
1992 104.0% -0.0%
1993 105.0% +1.0%
1994 107.2% +2.1%
1995 108.8% +1.5%
1996 110.3% +1.3%
1998 111.1% +0.7%
1999 111.1% +0.1%
2000 112.1% +0.9%
2001 113.6% +1.3%
2002 112.4% -1.0%
2004 110.1% -2.1%
2005 109.7% -0.3%
2006 108.3% -1.3%
2007 108.3% +0.0%
2008 107.8% -0.5%
2009 108.2% +0.4%
2010 109.4% +1.1%
2011 110.9% +1.3%
2012 111.8% +0.8%
2013 114.4% +2.3%
2014 113.8% -0.5%
2015 114.2% +0.3%
2016 114.2% +0.0%
2017 114.2% -0.0%
2018 114.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 98.3% 98.2% 98.5% 2
1980s 101.8% 100.4% 103.6% 10
1990s 107.2% 103.4% 111.1% 9
2000s 110.1% 107.8% 113.6% 9
2010s 113.0% 109.4% 114.4% 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 8 Liechtenstein 115.4% compare
  2. 9 Palau 115.3% compare
  3. 10 Portugal 114.9% compare
  4. 12 Peru 114.1% compare
  5. 13 Spain 112.5% compare
  6. 14 Grenada 111.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Denmark?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Denmark was 114.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 114.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 1978.
How does Denmark rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Denmark ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.