Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Denmark
Denmark: Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme was 277,062 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Denmark, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Denmark stood at 277,062. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Denmark peaked at 311,594 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 277,062, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 19th of 38 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 upper secondary education by programme in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 311,211 | — |
| 2014 | 311,359 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 311,594 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 300,377 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 295,579 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 290,797 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 284,797 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 286,916 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 295,772 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 291,964 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 281,766 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 277,062 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 300,816 | 284,797 | 311,594 | 7 |
| 2020s | 286,696 | 277,062 | 295,772 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Denmark?
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Denmark was 277,062 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 311,594 in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 277,062 in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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