School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Denmark
Denmark: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 18.11 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Denmark, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 18.11 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 19.3 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.2 years, in 2002.
That places Denmark 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.62 years | 16.2 years | 16.81 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.68 years | 16.89 years | 19.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.51 years | 18.11 years | 18.77 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)
- 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, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Denmark?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Denmark was 18.11 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2 years in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release