Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Denmark
Denmark: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.6667 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.6667 modelled data
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1 modelled data
in 2021
All-time low
0.5 modelled data
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.6667 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Denmark peaked at 1 modelled data in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5 modelled data, in 2002.
Denmark ranks 168th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Denmark, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5556 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.5556 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 modelled data | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5714 modelled data | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5 modelled data | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6 modelled data | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.75 modelled data | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 modelled data | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6667 modelled data | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6667 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6667 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6667 modelled data | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.6667 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 68% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.6667 modelled data is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 modelled data, 67% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5683 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 0.6 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.675 modelled data | 0.6 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7361 modelled data | 0.6667 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 165 Czechia 0.6667 modelled data compare
- 165 Marshall Islands 0.6667 modelled data compare
- 165 Myanmar 0.6667 modelled data compare
- 168 Brazil 0.6667 modelled data compare
- 170 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.661 modelled data compare
- 171 British Virgin Islands 0.65 modelled data compare
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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Denmark?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Denmark was 0.6667 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 modelled data in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Denmark ranks 168th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 children of primary 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