Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Denmark
Denmark: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 73 countries
All-time high
6
in 1981
All-time low
3
in 1993
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Denmark, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3 for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Denmark peaked at 6 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1993.
Denmark ranks 17th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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 official entrance age to pre-primary education in Denmark?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Denmark was 3 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1981.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1993.
- How does Denmark rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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