Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Denmark
Denmark: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9442 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.9442 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Denmark peaked at 2 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2004.
Denmark ranks 90th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7582 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.8926 GPIA | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8485 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8249 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9492 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 2 GPIA | +95.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8659 GPIA | -56.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9535 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9727 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9392 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9442 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6776 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.7582 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9738 GPIA | 0.9392 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
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 children one year before the official primary in Denmark?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Denmark was 0.9442 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Denmark rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Denmark ranks 90th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release