Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Denmark
Denmark: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 5.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Denmark is 5.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Denmark peaked at 15.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2025.
That places Denmark 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Denmark?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Denmark was 5.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Denmark ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release