School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark
Denmark: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark stood at 10.54 years.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 10.66 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.41 years, in 2006.
That places Denmark 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.52 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.65 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.51 years | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 9.43 years | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.59 years | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 10.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.63 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 10.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.59 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.57 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 10.54 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.49 years | 9.41 years | 9.65 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.5 years | 9.48 years | 10.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.56 years | 10.54 years | 10.6 years | 5 |
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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, both sexes in Denmark?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Denmark was 10.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10.66 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.41 years in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Denmark ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release