Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 39.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 39.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark peaked at 55.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2019.
That places Denmark 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 51.8% | — |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.5% | 51.8% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 52.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 37.3% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 38.2% | 40.2% | 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 (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 39.3% 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 55.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 40th 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 6.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release