School age population, secondary education, female in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, secondary education, female was 202,559 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, female in Denmark stood at 202,559.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Denmark peaked at 207,495 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 165,978, in 2001.
Denmark ranks 124th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 165,978 | — |
| 2002 | 169,426 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 174,681 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 180,373 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 185,214 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 190,766 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 195,940 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 201,138 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 205,087 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 206,434 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 207,495 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 206,359 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 205,494 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 203,856 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 201,898 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 200,651 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 199,889 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 199,736 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 199,537 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 199,091 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 199,383 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 200,915 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 202,581 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 202,559 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 185,400 | 165,978 | 205,087 | 9 |
| 2010s | 203,135 | 199,537 | 207,495 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,906 | 199,091 | 202,581 | 5 |
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, female in Denmark?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Denmark was 202,559 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 207,495 in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,978 in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Denmark ranks 124th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release