Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark

Denmark: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 20 years in 2012. ▬ Flat

Latest (2012)
20 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 169 countries
All-time high
20 years
in 1998
All-time low
20 years
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark, 1998–2012

051015201998200520121998: 20 years1999: 20 years2000: 20 years2001: 20 years2002: 20 years2003: 20 years2004: 20 years2005: 20 years2006: 20 years2007: 20 years2008: 20 years2009: 20 years2010: 20 years2011: 20 years2012: 20 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 20 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark peaked at 20 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20 years, in 1998.

That places Denmark 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years) in Denmark, 1998 to 2012.
Year years Change
1998 20 years
1999 20 years +0.0%
2000 20 years +0.0%
2001 20 years +0.0%
2002 20 years +0.0%
2003 20 years +0.0%
2004 20 years +0.0%
2005 20 years +0.0%
2006 20 years +0.0%
2007 20 years +0.0%
2008 20 years +0.0%
2009 20 years +0.0%
2010 20 years +0.0%
2011 20 years +0.0%
2012 20 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20 years 20 years 20 years 2
2000s 20 years 20 years 20 years 10
2010s 20 years 20 years 20 years 3

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 1 Iceland 20 years compare
  2. 1 Niger 20 years compare
  3. 1 Switzerland 20 years compare
  4. 1 Tanzania 20 years compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark?
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark was 20 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 20 years in 1998.
What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 20 years in 1998.
How does Denmark rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Denmark ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2012.
Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.