Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Denmark
Denmark: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 2.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Denmark, 1993–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 2.4% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Denmark peaked at 3.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Denmark 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 (% of enrollment) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.0% | — |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +37.7% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 2.5% | — |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -9.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -100.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Denmark?
- Over-age students, primary in Denmark was 2.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for over-age students, primary?
- Denmark ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 (% of 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.