Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Denmark, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Denmark stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Denmark peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
That places Denmark 161st out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -19.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 18% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Denmark?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Denmark was 0.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Denmark ranks 161st out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release