School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 405,015 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
405,015 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
122nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
476,289 number
in 1981
All-time low
335,583 number
in 2000
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Denmark, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Denmark stood at 405,015 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 476,289 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 335,583 number, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 122nd 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, secondary education, both sexes in Denmark, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 440,287 number | — |
| 1971 | 437,971 number | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 439,432 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 442,561 number | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 446,496 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 451,680 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 458,030 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 464,850 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 470,405 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 474,213 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 476,035 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 476,289 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 476,251 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 474,396 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 471,356 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 467,480 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 462,664 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 457,670 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 451,152 number | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 443,122 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 433,959 number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 424,069 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 413,532 number | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 402,075 number | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 389,856 number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 377,261 number | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 364,183 number | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 352,655 number | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 343,376 number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 337,662 number | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 335,583 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 337,133 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 344,149 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 353,530 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 363,919 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 374,660 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 386,348 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 400,088 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 410,891 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 418,005 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 421,940 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 423,080 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 427,736 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 429,323 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 428,206 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 424,764 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 418,699 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 413,767 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 409,453 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 406,488 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 405,015 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 452,592 number | 437,971 number | 474,213 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 465,642 number | 443,122 number | 476,289 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 383,863 number | 337,662 number | 433,959 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 372,431 number | 335,583 number | 418,005 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 420,346 number | 406,488 number | 429,323 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 405,015 number | 405,015 number | 405,015 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, secondary education, both sexes in Denmark?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Denmark was 405,015 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 476,289 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 335,583 number in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Denmark ranks 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.