School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 35,201 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
35,201 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
119th
of 204 countries
All-time high
40,631 number
in 1977
All-time low
27,017 number
in 1996
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Denmark, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Denmark is 35,201 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Denmark peaked at 40,631 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 27,017 number, in 1996.
Denmark ranks 119th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Denmark, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37,639 number | — |
| 1971 | 38,034 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 38,726 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 39,350 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 39,951 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 40,431 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 40,614 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 40,631 number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40,599 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 40,484 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 40,238 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 40,253 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 39,886 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 39,386 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 38,784 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 38,092 number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 37,283 number | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 36,434 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 35,464 number | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 34,477 number | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 33,566 number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 32,571 number | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 31,311 number | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 30,003 number | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 28,856 number | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 27,709 number | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 27,017 number | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 27,323 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 28,254 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 29,169 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 30,128 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 31,170 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 32,249 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 33,284 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 34,306 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 35,390 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 36,209 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 36,312 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 36,036 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 35,785 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 35,507 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 35,193 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 35,098 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 34,892 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 34,486 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 33,752 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 33,154 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 33,501 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 34,150 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 34,624 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 35,201 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,646 number | 37,639 number | 40,631 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,030 number | 34,477 number | 40,253 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,578 number | 27,017 number | 33,566 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,087 number | 30,128 number | 36,312 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,436 number | 33,154 number | 35,507 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,201 number | 35,201 number | 35,201 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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, last grade of primary education, male in Denmark?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Denmark was 35,201 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 40,631 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,017 number in 1996.
- How does Denmark rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Denmark ranks 119th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.