Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.9% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Denmark peaked at 2.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Denmark 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +219176.8% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -52.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +44.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Denmark?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Denmark was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.