Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 75.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
179th
of 217 countries
All-time high
76.2%
in 2020
All-time low
64.8%
in 1987
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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark stood at 75.5%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Denmark peaked at 76.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 1987.
Denmark ranks 179th 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 | 72.5% | — |
| 1979 | 71.0% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 71.0% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 70.3% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 68.2% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 67.1% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 66.3% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 65.5% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 64.8% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 64.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 64.8% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 65.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 69.8% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.5% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 69.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.3% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 68.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.7% | 71.0% | 72.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.5% | 64.8% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.5% | 65.2% | 71.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 68.5% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 70.9% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 74.6% | 76.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,251 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0352 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,987 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9199 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0371 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 75.5% 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 76.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 1987.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Denmark ranks 179th 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 2.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release