Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Denmark
Denmark: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 139.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Denmark, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Denmark stood at 139.3%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Denmark peaked at 148.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 107.8%, in 1993.
That places Denmark 9th out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 107.8% | — |
| 1994 | 111.4% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 117.0% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 121.7% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 124.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 128.4% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 134.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 148.0% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 137.9% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 134.9% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 131.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 131.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 126.4% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 124.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 121.0% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 120.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 121.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 128.7% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 131.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 144.7% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 146.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 148.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 143.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 140.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 139.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118.5% | 107.8% | 128.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 131.0% | 120.4% | 148.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.2% | 121.8% | 148.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 6 Costa Rica 155.4% compare
- 7 Netherlands 140.1% compare
- 8 New Zealand 139.5% compare
- 10 Estonia 134.5% compare
- 11 Spain 133.3% compare
- 12 Iceland 130.0% compare
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Denmark?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Denmark was 139.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 148.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.8% in 1993.
- How does Denmark rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.