School enrollment, preprimary in Denmark
Denmark: School enrollment, preprimary was 103.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Denmark, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 103.2% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Denmark peaked at 103.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1971.
That places Denmark 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.1% | — |
| 1972 | 39.3% | +50.3% |
| 1973 | 47.6% | +21.1% |
| 1974 | 53.0% | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 55.7% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 58.9% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 64.9% | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 74.1% | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 82.0% | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 85.4% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 88.2% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 94.9% | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 91.3% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 94.1% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 96.1% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 92.4% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 95.3% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 98.7% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 100.9% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 80.4% | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 81.3% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 89.8% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 88.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 101.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 101.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 103.2% | +1.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 103.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 103.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.3%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary 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 | +50.3% | 26.1% | 39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.7% | 26.1% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 85.4% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.0% | 80.4% | 100.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 88.9% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 95.7% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.2% | 103.2% | 103.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Denmark?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Denmark was 103.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 103.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1971.
- How does Denmark rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 (% 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.