Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 1979
All-time low
1.05 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
46
1978–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.09 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.05 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Denmark 18th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.09 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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Denmark ranks 18th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release