Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Denmark
Denmark: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 79.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Denmark, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 79.5% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Denmark peaked at 86.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 10th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.2% | — |
| 2003 | 84.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 83.0% | 86.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 83.2% | 86.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 79.5% | 79.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 7 Republic of Korea 83.8% compare
- 8 Ireland 81.0% compare
- 9 Switzerland 80.5% compare
- 11 Canada 78.4% compare
- 12 Russian Federation 78.4% compare
- 13 Latvia 77.8% compare
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 122,855 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Denmark?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Denmark was 79.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).