Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Denmark
Denmark: Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme was 245,081 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
245,081
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 38 countries
All-time high
245,476
in 2023
All-time low
238,501
in 2017
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Denmark, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 245,081 for pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Denmark peaked at 245,476 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 238,501, in 2017.
Denmark ranks 20th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 244,067 | — |
| 2014 | 242,432 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 241,669 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 240,245 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 238,501 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 240,450 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 243,170 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 243,090 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 242,518 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 244,531 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 245,476 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 245,081 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 241,505 | 238,501 | 244,067 | 7 |
| 2020s | 244,139 | 242,518 | 245,476 | 5 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Denmark?
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Denmark was 245,081 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 245,476 in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,501 in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme?
- Denmark ranks 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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