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
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 35th out of 37 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% |
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 |
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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 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 35th out of 37 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.
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