School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 32,402 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 32,402 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Denmark peaked at 36,720 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29,828, in 2019.
That places Denmark 123rd out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 36,570 | — |
| 2002 | 36,720 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 35,469 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 35,313 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 34,502 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 34,189 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 34,582 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 33,615 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 33,328 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 33,553 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 33,361 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 34,137 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 33,629 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 34,421 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 33,171 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 33,643 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 31,315 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 31,183 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 29,828 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 30,308 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 30,627 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 32,434 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 32,299 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 32,402 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,921 | 33,328 | 36,720 | 9 |
| 2010s | 32,824 | 29,828 | 34,421 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,614 | 30,308 | 32,434 | 5 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 32,402 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 36,720 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,828 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 5.9%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release