School age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, early childhood educational development was 181,496 in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark stood at 181,496.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark peaked at 186,980 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 173,012, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 57th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 179,189 | 173,012 | 186,454 | 7 |
| 2020s | 184,823 | 181,496 | 186,980 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 54 United Arab Emirates 239,745 compare
- 55 Sweden 222,761 compare
- 56 Costa Rica 208,407 compare
- 58 New Zealand 176,350 compare
- 59 Ireland 173,853 compare
- 60 Norway 163,538 compare
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark was 181,496 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 186,980 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,012 in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Denmark ranks 57th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release