Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Denmark
Denmark: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 30,417 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Denmark, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 30,417 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Denmark peaked at 40,804 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 26,662 number, in 1992.
Denmark ranks 129th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Denmark, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40,206 number | — |
| 1971 | 40,589 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 40,804 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 40,761 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 40,519 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 40,143 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 39,730 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 39,289 number | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 38,719 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 38,036 number | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 37,256 number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 37,271 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 36,396 number | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 35,406 number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 34,338 number | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 33,224 number | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 32,096 number | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 31,053 number | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 29,872 number | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 28,699 number | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 27,682 number | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 26,960 number | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 26,662 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 27,092 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 28,026 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 29,240 number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 30,518 number | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 31,627 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 32,737 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 33,793 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 34,740 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 35,527 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 36,108 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 36,191 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 35,937 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 35,510 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 35,059 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 34,658 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 34,279 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 33,940 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 33,662 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 33,219 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 33,201 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 33,478 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 33,882 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34,249 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 34,346 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 33,905 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 32,889 number | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 31,618 number | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 30,417 number | -3.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 30,417 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 30,417 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 76% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,880 number | 38,036 number | 40,804 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,561 number | 28,699 number | 37,271 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,434 number | 26,662 number | 33,793 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,195 number | 33,940 number | 36,191 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,445 number | 31,618 number | 34,346 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,417 number | 30,417 number | 30,417 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, male in Denmark?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Denmark was 30,417 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 40,804 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,662 number in 1992.
- How does Denmark rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Denmark ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.