Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
176th
of 219 countries
All-time high
79.5%
in 2019
All-time low
67.7%
in 1988
Years of data
47
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 79.1% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark peaked at 79.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 1988.
That places Denmark 176th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.6% | — |
| 1978 | 77.3% | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 75.7% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 74.7% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 73.9% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 72.1% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 71.0% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 70.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 69.1% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 68.0% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.7% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 73.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.2% | 69.6% | 77.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 71.1% | 67.7% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.3% | 68.0% | 73.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 71.0% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 73.1% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.1% | 79.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 269,011 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9043 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 290,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (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 79.1% 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 79.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 1988.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Denmark ranks 176th out of 219 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 3.7%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release