School life expectancy, secondary, female in Denmark
Denmark: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.33 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Denmark, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Denmark is 7.33 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Denmark peaked at 8.08 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.23 years, in 2009.
Denmark ranks 38th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4 years | 7.23 years | 7.61 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.72 years | 7.29 years | 8.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.53 years | 7.33 years | 7.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Denmark?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Denmark was 7.33 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 8.08 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.23 years in 2009.
- How does Denmark rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Denmark ranks 38th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release