Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Denmark: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 103.2% (2020), 15th of 176 in the world and 7th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 99.8% (2024), 99th of 191 in the world and 32nd of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 99.7% (2024), 38th of 168 in the world and 16th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
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10 indicators
Education: Denmark in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 103.2%2020 | 15/176 | 7/51 | 91.1% | 99.9% | 103.2% | +3.2 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 99.8%2024 | 99/191 | 32/53 | 99.7%2001 | 100.2% | 100.5% | −1.4 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 99.7%2024 | 38/168 | 16/47 | 99.5%2001 | 99.3% | 99.7% | −0.4 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 125.6%2024 | 10/176 | 7/53 | 129.9%2001 | 118.9% | 130.0% | −6.8 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 99.2%2024 | 31/168 | 13/50 | · | 95.8% | 101.9% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 79.0%2024 | 32/172 | 19/52 | 61.4%2001 | 72.5% | 82.7% | −2.4 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.9%2024 | 136/178 | 31/51 | 0.3%2001 | 0.6% | 0.4% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 10.72014 | 156/173 | 37/48 | 10.1 | · | · | +8.1%since 2001 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 6.4%2022 | 22/184 | 6/49 | 8.1% | 8.6% | 7.4% | −0.9 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 14.2%2022 | 69/179 | 11/49 | 15.3% | 15.1% | 13.8% | +1.6 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+3.2 pp103.2% in 2020
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−0.4 pp99.7% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−6.8 pp125.6% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment−2.4 pp79.0% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+0.3 pp0.9% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Denmark and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Denmark. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Denmark | Germany | Sweden | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 103.2%2020 | 108.0%2020 | 100.4%2020 | 96.3%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 99.8%2024 | 102.6%2024 | 114.9%2024 | 98.5%2024 |
| Primary completion | 99.7%2024 | 96.8%2024 | 99.8%2024 | 98.7%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 125.6%2024 | 100.2%2024 | 132.0%2024 | 116.3%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 99.2%2024 | 71.4%2024 | 99.7%2024 | 99.1%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 79.0%2024 | 76.7%2024 | 84.0%2024 | 95.5%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.9%2024 | 0.3%2024 | 0.6%2024 | 1.4%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 10.72014 | 12.32017 | 12.22017 | 8.62017 |
| Education spending | 6.4%2022 | 5.2%2022 | 7.3%2022 | 5.4%2022 |