Over-age students, primary, male in Denmark
Denmark: Over-age students, primary, male was 3.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Denmark, 1993–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Denmark is 3.1%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Denmark peaked at 4.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Denmark ranks 130th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.0% | — |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +59.7% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +33.1% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 3.1% | — |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Denmark?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Denmark was 3.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Denmark ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.