Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 67.9% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark is 67.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark peaked at 69.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 136th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.8% | — |
| 1999 | 51.7% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.8% | 51.7% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 50.4% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 53.6% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.5% | 68.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 133 Estonia 70.1% compare
- 134 Democratic Republic of Congo 69.2% compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 68.4% compare
- 137 Portugal 67.8% compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 67.4% compare
- 139 Burundi 67.2% compare
More education data for Denmark
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
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 67.9% 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 69.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 136th out of 188 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 8.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release