School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Denmark

Denmark: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 201,403 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
201,403 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
125th
of 205 countries
All-time high
238,682 number
in 1978
All-time low
162,757 number
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Denmark, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Denmark stood at 201,403 number.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 238,682 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 162,757 number, in 1998.

That places Denmark 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Denmark, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 218,709 number
1971 218,878 number +0.1%
1972 220,417 number +0.7%
1973 223,227 number +1.3%
1974 226,850 number +1.6%
1975 230,829 number +1.8%
1976 234,561 number +1.6%
1977 237,476 number +1.2%
1978 238,682 number +0.5%
1979 238,541 number -0.1%
1980 237,593 number -0.4%
1981 237,674 number +0.0%
1982 236,507 number -0.5%
1983 234,889 number -0.7%
1984 232,831 number -0.9%
1985 230,280 number -1.1%
1986 227,217 number -1.3%
1987 223,981 number -1.4%
1988 219,792 number -1.9%
1989 214,606 number -2.4%
1990 208,856 number -2.7%
1991 203,103 number -2.8%
1992 197,371 number -2.8%
1993 191,249 number -3.1%
1994 184,536 number -3.5%
1995 177,655 number -3.7%
1996 170,822 number -3.8%
1997 165,517 number -3.1%
1998 162,757 number -1.7%
1999 163,718 number +0.6%
2000 167,361 number +2.2%
2001 172,139 number +2.9%
2002 177,553 number +3.1%
2003 182,999 number +3.1%
2004 188,779 number +3.2%
2005 194,938 number +3.3%
2006 201,586 number +3.4%
2007 207,828 number +3.1%
2008 211,507 number +1.8%
2009 212,297 number +0.4%
2010 211,386 number -0.4%
2011 209,847 number -0.7%
2012 210,341 number +0.2%
2013 209,829 number -0.2%
2014 208,538 number -0.6%
2015 206,370 number -1.0%
2016 202,868 number -1.7%
2017 200,365 number -1.2%
2018 198,833 number -0.8%
2019 199,384 number +0.3%
2020 201,403 number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 228,817 number 218,709 number 238,682 number 10
1980s 229,537 number 214,606 number 237,674 number 10
1990s 182,558 number 162,757 number 208,856 number 10
2000s 191,699 number 167,361 number 212,297 number 10
2010s 205,776 number 198,833 number 211,386 number 10
2020s 201,403 number 201,403 number 201,403 number 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 122 Panama 219,802 number compare
  2. 123 Costa Rica 213,088 number compare
  3. 124 Mongolia 206,168 number compare
  4. 126 Ireland 193,792 number compare
  5. 127 Armenia 192,932 number compare
  6. 128 Norway 190,207 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Denmark?
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Denmark was 201,403 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 238,682 number in 1978.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 162,757 number in 1998.
How does Denmark rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.