Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark
Denmark: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 14.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 14.4 for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 38.5% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark peaked at 14.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2018.
Denmark ranks 29th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.83 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.62 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.52 | 6 | 14.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Denmark was 14.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Denmark ranks 29th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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