Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Denmark
Denmark: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Denmark, 2008–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Denmark stood at 99.2%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Denmark peaked at 101.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2010.
Denmark ranks 31st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 98.2% | — |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 100.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 101.6% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 101.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 100.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 100.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.2% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 95.8% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.1% | 98.9% | 101.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Denmark?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Denmark was 99.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 101.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, total (% 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.