School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Denmark
Denmark: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) was 101.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark is 101.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark peaked at 101.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1971.
Denmark ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.9% | — |
| 1972 | 39.4% | +52.0% |
| 1973 | 47.5% | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 53.0% | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 55.8% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 58.9% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 65.1% | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 74.0% | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 82.4% | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 85.3% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 88.3% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 95.3% | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 90.6% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 94.4% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 96.6% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 92.8% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 94.9% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 98.1% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 100.8% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | -19.7% |
| 1994 | 82.7% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 88.9% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 100.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 101.9% | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +52.0% | 25.9% | 39.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.8% | 25.9% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 85.3% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.2% | 81.0% | 100.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 88.9% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 95.3% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.9% | 101.9% | 101.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Denmark was 101.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 101.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1971.
- How does Denmark rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Denmark ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.