In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark
Denmark: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 9.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.2
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
47th
of 49 countries
All-time high
12.3
in 2019
All-time low
5.1
in 2014
Years of data
23
2003–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark stood at 9.2.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark peaked at 12.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2014.
That places Denmark 47th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.3 | — |
| 2004 | 6.9 | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 7.9 | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6 | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 5.2 | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 6.3 | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 6.6 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 8.1 | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 9.5 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.8 | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 5.1 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9 | +74.5% |
| 2016 | 7.6 | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 11.6 | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 9.2 | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 12.3 | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 10.1 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 12 | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 8.5 | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 7.8 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 10.1 | +29.5% |
| 2025 | 9.2 | -8.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 9.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.4, 50% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 9.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 18, 51% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.8 | 5.1 | 12.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.62 | 7.8 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 44 Netherlands 9.6 compare
- 44 Netherlands 9.6 compare
- 46 Belgium 9.3 compare
- 48 Iceland 8.7 compare
- 49 Finland 3.3 compare
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark was 9.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Denmark ranks 47th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).