Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Denmark
Denmark: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.8889 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Denmark is 0.8889 modelled data, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Denmark peaked at 1 modelled data in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6552 modelled data, in 2000.
That places Denmark 118th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Denmark, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6552 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.6897 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7097 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7097 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7241 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7692 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8182 modelled data | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8889 modelled data | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.875 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8667 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8571 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8571 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9286 modelled data | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9286 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9231 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9167 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9167 modelled data | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 1 modelled data | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9091 modelled data | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1 modelled data | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8889 modelled data | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.754 modelled data | 0.6552 modelled data | 0.8889 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9078 modelled data | 0.8 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9358 modelled data | 0.8889 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Denmark?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Denmark was 0.8889 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6552 modelled data in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Denmark ranks 118th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release