School age population, upper secondary education, female in Denmark

Denmark: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 99,833 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
99,833 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
115th
of 205 countries
All-time high
117,091 number
in 1982
All-time low
81,152 number
in 2001
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Denmark, 1970–2020

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Denmark stood at 99,833 number.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Denmark peaked at 117,091 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 81,152 number, in 2001.

Denmark ranks 115th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 108,657 number 106,041 number 115,210 number 10
1980s 114,978 number 111,431 number 117,091 number 10
1990s 98,434 number 85,476 number 109,992 number 10
2000s 88,199 number 81,152 number 100,172 number 10
2010s 104,315 number 101,208 number 106,762 number 10
2020s 99,833 number 99,833 number 99,833 number 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 112 United Arab Emirates 110,597 number compare
  2. 113 Panama 105,635 number compare
  3. 114 Slovak Republic 102,109 number compare
  4. 116 Kyrgyz Republic 96,329 number compare
  5. 117 Turkmenistan 96,111 number compare
  6. 118 Norway 94,216 number compare

See the full ranking of 250 places β†’

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All data for Denmark β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Denmark?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Denmark was 99,833 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 117,091 number in 1982.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 81,152 number in 2001.
How does Denmark rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Denmark ranks 115th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.