Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark
Denmark: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 24.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark, 1978–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 24.3% for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark peaked at 35.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2017.
Denmark ranks 37th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 27.5% | — |
| 1979 | 29.0% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 28.1% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 29.0% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 29.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 31.8% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 33.7% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 35.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 34.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 30.2% | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 27.5% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 28.1% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 28.7% | 34.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 28.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.3% | 29.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Denmark was 24.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Denmark ranks 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the 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.