Lower secondary completion rate, male in Denmark
Denmark: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Denmark, 2008–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Denmark is 99.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Denmark peaked at 102.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2010.
That places Denmark 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 97.8% | — |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 100.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 102.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 102.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 101.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 100.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 94.5% | 102.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.5% | 99.0% | 102.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 122,855 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Denmark?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Denmark was 99.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 102.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.