Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.6975 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.6975 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark peaked at 0.8408 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6975 GPIA, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 92nd of 160 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8035 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8226 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8266 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8125 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8024 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8111 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8146 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8015 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8052 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8052 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7992 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7965 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8012 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8356 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8408 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8147 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.788 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.787 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7983 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7526 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7095 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7009 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7219 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.72 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7178 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7077 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6975 GPIA | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8131 GPIA | 0.8035 GPIA | 0.8226 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8075 GPIA | 0.7965 GPIA | 0.8266 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7829 GPIA | 0.7009 GPIA | 0.8408 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.713 GPIA | 0.6975 GPIA | 0.7219 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 0.6975 GPIA 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 0.8408 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6975 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 92nd out of 160 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 11.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release