Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
169th
of 217 countries
All-time high
83.1%
in 2019
All-time low
70.8%
in 1988
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 %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 83.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark peaked at 83.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 1988.
Denmark ranks 169th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 82.6% | — |
| 1979 | 80.9% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 78.8% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 77.8% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 76.3% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 75.2% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 74.5% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 72.8% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 71.4% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 70.8% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 75.7% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 75.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 75.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 75.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.7% | 80.9% | 82.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 74.9% | 70.8% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 71.0% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 73.5% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 75.4% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 81.8% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.9671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 253,132 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 83.0% 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 83.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 1988.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Denmark ranks 169th out of 217 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 5.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release