School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 62,960 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 62,960 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Denmark peaked at 71,473 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 58,352, in 2019.
Denmark ranks 123rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71,473 | — |
| 2002 | 71,461 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 69,082 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 68,785 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 67,286 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 66,974 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 67,641 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 65,825 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 64,839 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 65,534 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 65,532 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 66,506 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 65,643 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 66,742 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 64,546 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 65,616 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 61,484 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 60,478 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 58,352 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 58,993 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 59,740 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 62,893 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 63,008 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 62,960 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68,152 | 64,839 | 71,473 | 9 |
| 2010s | 64,043 | 58,352 | 66,742 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,519 | 58,993 | 63,008 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 269,011 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9043 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 290,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Denmark?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Denmark was 62,960 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 71,473 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,352 in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Denmark ranks 123rd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release