School age population, lower secondary education, female in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 98,467 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Denmark, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 98,467 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Denmark peaked at 116,632 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 80,023 number, in 1998.
Denmark ranks 125th of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 106,070 number | — |
| 1971 | 106,264 number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 107,064 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 108,524 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 110,438 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 112,599 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 114,655 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 116,157 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 116,632 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 116,347 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 115,629 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 115,637 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 114,875 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 114,001 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 113,087 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 112,056 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 110,839 number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 109,496 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 107,588 number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 105,042 number | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 102,112 number | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 99,127 number | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 96,245 number | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 93,190 number | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 89,968 number | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 86,779 number | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 83,681 number | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 81,328 number | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 80,023 number | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 80,334 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 81,847 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 83,878 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 86,278 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 88,743 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 91,508 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 94,579 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 97,959 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 101,193 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 103,074 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 103,455 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 102,962 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 102,155 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 102,278 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 101,909 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 101,265 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 100,343 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 98,912 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 98,031 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 97,473 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 97,694 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98,467 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111,475 number | 106,070 number | 116,632 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 111,825 number | 105,042 number | 115,637 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,279 number | 80,023 number | 102,112 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,251 number | 81,847 number | 103,455 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,302 number | 97,473 number | 102,962 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,467 number | 98,467 number | 98,467 number | 1 |
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 school age population, lower secondary education, female in Denmark?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Denmark was 98,467 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 116,632 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,023 number in 1998.
- How does Denmark rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Denmark ranks 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.