School age population, secondary education, female in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, secondary education, female was 198,300 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in Denmark, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Denmark is 198,300 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Denmark peaked at 232,296 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 164,639 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 220,132 number | 212,305 number | 231,557 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 226,803 number | 216,473 number | 232,296 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 187,713 number | 165,810 number | 212,104 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 181,450 number | 164,639 number | 203,627 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,617 number | 198,902 number | 208,671 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 198,300 number | 198,300 number | 198,300 number | 1 |
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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 198,300 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 232,296 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,639 number in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Denmark ranks 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.