Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Denmark
Denmark: Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age was 432,238 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Denmark, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Denmark stood at 432,238. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Denmark peaked at 472,523 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 432,238, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 17th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 469,568 | — |
| 2014 | 467,484 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 468,536 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 471,787 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 472,523 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 468,362 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 461,874 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 452,253 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 443,943 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 435,507 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 435,969 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 432,238 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 468,591 | 461,874 | 472,523 | 7 |
| 2020s | 439,982 | 432,238 | 452,253 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 122,855 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Denmark?
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Denmark was 432,238 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 472,523 in 2017.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 432,238 in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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