Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 84.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Denmark, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Denmark is 84.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Denmark peaked at 86.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2013.
That places Denmark 20th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43.4% | — |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +70.2% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.0% | 43.4% | 86.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.6% | 85.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 122,855 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Denmark?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Denmark was 84.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Denmark ranks 20th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release