Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 32.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.1%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
54th
of 168 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 2000
All-time low
30.6%
in 2019
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 32.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark peaked at 49.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2019.
Denmark ranks 54th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 46.2% | — |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 46.2% | 48.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 46.0% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 30.6% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.9% | 33.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 51 Burundi 32.8% compare
- 52 Puerto Rico 32.6% compare
- 53 Portugal 32.2% compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 31.6% compare
- 56 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.8% compare
- 57 Estonia 29.9% compare
More education data for Denmark
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 32.1% 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 49.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 54th out of 168 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 down 13.6%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release