Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 60.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 60.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark peaked at 62.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2004.
That places Denmark 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.2% | — |
| 1999 | 46.7% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 60.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 85% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 60.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.7% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 45.0% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 48.5% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 59.8% | 61.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark was 60.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2004.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release