Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 37.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Denmark stood at 37.7%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.9% 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, 37.7%, in 2018.
Denmark ranks 47th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 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% |
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 | 44.2% | 37.7% | 51.5% | 9 |
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 37.7% in 2018, 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 37.7% in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 47th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.