Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general was 53.9% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark stood at 53.9%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark peaked at 56.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2004.
That places Denmark 152nd out of 188 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 education … male general in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.5% | — |
| 1999 | 41.3% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 53.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 82% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 53.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 41.3% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 39.3% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 43.0% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 53.4% | 55.8% | 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 53.9% 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 56.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2004.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 152nd 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 2.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release