School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Denmark
Denmark: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 0.0198 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Denmark, 2001–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Denmark is 0.0198 years, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 0.0199 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 years, in 2002.
Denmark ranks 107th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Denmark, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0167 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.0149 years | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0152 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0149 years | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0173 years | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0173 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0183 years | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 years | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0153 years | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 years | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0199 years | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 years | -0.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0198 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2012 years, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0198 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1792 years, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0163 years | 0.0149 years | 0.0183 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0192 years | 0.0178 years | 0.0199 years | 3 |
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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Denmark?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Denmark was 0.0198 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0199 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0149 years in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Denmark ranks 107th out of 130 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release