School age population, primary education, female in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, primary education, female was 219,368 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
School age population, primary education, female in Denmark, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 219,368 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Denmark peaked at 231,640 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 159,703 number, in 1994.
Denmark ranks 114th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 227,690 number | 222,157 number | 231,640 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 205,629 number | 181,220 number | 221,731 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 167,209 number | 159,703 number | 178,140 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 198,310 number | 183,950 number | 204,387 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 223,261 number | 197,593 number | 228,194 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 219,368 number | 219,368 number | 219,368 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Denmark?
- School age population, primary education, female in Denmark was 219,368 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 231,640 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,703 number in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Denmark ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.