Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Denmark
Denmark: Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by was 79.31 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
79.31
World rank
5th
of 51 countries
All-time high
86.09
in 2015
All-time low
79.31
in 2022
Years of data
8
2000–2022
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Denmark, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 79.31 for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Denmark peaked at 86.09 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 79.31, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 5th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.79 | — |
| 2003 | 84.23 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 86.01 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 82.61 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 82.83 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.09 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 85.11 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 79.31 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.66 | 82.61 | 86.01 | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.68 | 82.83 | 86.09 | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.31 | 79.31 | 79.31 | 1 |
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More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Denmark?
- Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Denmark was 79.31 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 86.09 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.31 in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 51 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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