New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Denmark

Denmark: New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age was 69,727 in 2024. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2024)
69,727
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
74,026
in 2013
All-time low
67,650
in 2016
Years of data
12
2013–2024

New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Denmark, 2013–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2013201820242013: 74.0k2014: 73.5k2015: 71.2k2016: 67.7k2017: 71.3k2018: 69.4k2019: 70.0k2020: 73.8k2021: 71.8k2022: 68.4k2023: 69.4k2024: 69.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 69,727 for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Denmark peaked at 74,026 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67,650, in 2016.

Denmark ranks 19th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 71,009 67,650 74,026 7
2020s 70,629 68,374 73,811 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 16 Portugal 101,142 compare
  2. 17 Austria 91,152 compare
  3. 18 Finland 70,607 compare
  4. 20 Norway 66,754 compare
  5. 21 Bulgaria 64,185 compare
  6. 22 Ireland 57,476 compare

See the full ranking of 39 places β†’

More education data for Denmark

All data for Denmark β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Denmark?
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Denmark was 69,727 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 74,026 in 2013.
What is the lowest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 67,650 in 2016.
How does Denmark rank for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age?
Denmark ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Denmark. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/new-entrants-by-education-level-programme-orientation-sex-and-age/denmark/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/new-entrants-by-education-level-programme-orientation-sex-and-age/denmark/">New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Denmark</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 438 data points, 2012–2024
Last refreshed