Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Denmark
Denmark: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 28,856 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Denmark, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 28,856 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Denmark peaked at 38,970 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 25,781 number, in 1992.
That places Denmark 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,461 number | — |
| 1971 | 38,845 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 38,970 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 38,778 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 38,376 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 37,871 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 37,424 number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 37,038 number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 36,642 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 36,194 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 35,651 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 35,700 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 34,965 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 34,010 number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 32,910 number | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 31,742 number | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 30,581 number | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 29,562 number | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 28,504 number | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 27,502 number | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 26,654 number | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 26,049 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 25,781 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 26,079 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 26,785 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 27,741 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 28,793 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 29,758 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 30,825 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 31,909 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 32,916 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 33,758 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 34,363 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 34,443 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 34,177 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 33,742 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 33,302 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 32,946 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 32,647 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 32,409 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 32,223 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 31,875 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 31,819 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 31,956 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 32,167 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 32,338 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 32,304 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 31,857 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 30,960 number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 29,871 number | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 28,856 number | -3.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 28,856 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 28,856 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 77% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37,860 number | 36,194 number | 38,970 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,113 number | 27,502 number | 35,700 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,037 number | 25,781 number | 31,909 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,470 number | 32,409 number | 34,443 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,737 number | 29,871 number | 32,338 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,856 number | 28,856 number | 28,856 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Denmark?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Denmark was 28,856 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 38,970 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,781 number in 1992.
- How does Denmark rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Denmark ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.