School age population, early … age male educational development in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, early … age male educational development was 93,331 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 93,331 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark peaked at 95,958 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88,924, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 57th of 104 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.
School age population, early … age male educational development in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 93,425 | — |
| 2014 | 89,620 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 88,924 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 89,258 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 92,404 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 94,374 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 95,871 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 95,362 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 94,970 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 95,958 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 95,108 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 93,331 | -1.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 93,331 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73,183, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 93,331 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,743, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91,982 | 88,924 | 95,871 | 7 |
| 2020s | 94,946 | 93,331 | 95,958 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 54 United Arab Emirates 120,062 compare
- 55 Sweden 114,246 compare
- 56 Costa Rica 106,435 compare
- 58 New Zealand 90,050 compare
- 59 Ireland 88,037 compare
- 60 Norway 83,743 compare
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark was 93,331 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 95,958 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,924 in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Denmark ranks 57th out of 104 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 4.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release