Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Denmark, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Denmark is 0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Denmark peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 119th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Denmark?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Denmark was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- Denmark ranks 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release