Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 46.1% 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 46.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark peaked at 60.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2019.
Denmark ranks 38th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | 57.5% | — |
| 1999 | 58.7% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 57.5% | 58.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 57.7% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 43.7% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 44.2% | 46.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,251 (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 46.1% 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 60.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 38th 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 2.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release