School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Denmark
Denmark: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0198 years in 2012. β² Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Denmark, 2001β2012
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 104th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (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 104th out of 127 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release