Secondary education, teachers in Denmark
Denmark: Secondary education, teachers was 56.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Denmark, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Denmark is 56.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Denmark peaked at 56.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1998.
Denmark ranks 117th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 49.7% | — |
| 1994 | 51.7% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.8% | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 44.8% | 51.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 47.7% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 56.0% | 56.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.9% | 56.7% | 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 secondary education, teachers in Denmark?
- Secondary education, teachers in Denmark was 56.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1998.
- How does Denmark rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Denmark ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.