Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 17.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.0%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
49th
of 213 countries
All-time high
29.2%
in 1988
All-time low
16.9%
in 2019
Years of data
46
1978–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark stood at 17.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark peaked at 29.2% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2019.
That places Denmark 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 17.4% | — |
| 1979 | 19.1% | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 21.2% | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 22.2% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 23.7% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 24.8% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 25.5% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 27.2% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 28.6% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 29.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 29.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 28.7% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 29.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 17.4% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 19.2% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.9% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 16.9% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.0% | 18.2% | 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 vocational in Denmark?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark was 17.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Denmark ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release