Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 24.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24.5%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
39th
of 213 countries
All-time high
35.2%
in 1987
All-time low
23.8%
in 2020
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
Denmark recorded 24.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark peaked at 35.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 39th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 27.5% | — |
| 1979 | 29.0% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 28.1% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 29.0% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 29.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 31.8% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 33.7% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 35.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 34.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 30.2% | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 27.5% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 28.1% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 28.7% | 34.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 28.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 23.9% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.8% | 25.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,251 (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 24.5% 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 35.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Denmark ranks 39th 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 6.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release