School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Denmark
Denmark: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 99,833 number in 2020. ▼ 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
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.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 107,230 number | — |
| 1971 | 106,041 number | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 106,090 number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 106,288 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 106,444 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 107,060 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 108,459 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 110,665 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 113,080 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 115,210 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 116,604 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 116,659 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 117,091 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 116,748 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 115,992 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 115,120 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 114,170 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 113,431 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 112,538 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 111,431 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 109,992 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 108,081 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 105,882 number | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 103,233 number | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 100,354 number | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 97,342 number | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 94,146 number | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 91,353 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 88,480 number | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 85,476 number | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 82,792 number | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 81,152 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 81,843 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 83,534 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 85,450 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 87,331 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 89,515 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 93,270 number | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 96,928 number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 100,172 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 102,604 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 103,891 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 105,870 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 106,762 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 106,636 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 105,791 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 104,409 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 103,478 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 102,503 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 101,208 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 99,833 number | -1.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 99,833 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 1.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 99,833 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100,971 number, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 112 United Arab Emirates 110,597 number compare
- 113 Panama 105,635 number compare
- 114 Slovakia 102,109 number compare
- 116 Kyrgyzstan 96,329 number compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 96,111 number compare
- 118 Norway 94,216 number compare
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.