School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Denmark
Denmark: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Denmark is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Denmark peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9903 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Denmark 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9955 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9936 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9916 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9903 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9937 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9952 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9954 GPIA | 0.9903 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9966 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Denmark?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Denmark was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9903 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Denmark ranks 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release