Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Denmark
Denmark: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 91.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Denmark is 91.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 93.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2006.
That places Denmark 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85.2% | — |
| 2002 | 84.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 84.1% | 85.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 87.0% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 91.2% | 93.0% | 5 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Denmark?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Denmark was 91.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Denmark ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release