Denmark's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 99.7 % in 2001 to 99.8 % in 2024.
Denmark · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Denmark's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell from 129.9 % in 2001 to 125.6 % in 2024.
Denmark's tertiary enrolment rose from 61.4 % in 2001 to 79.0 % in 2024.
Denmark's children out of school, primary rose from 1,032 in 2001 to 3,868 in 2024.
Denmark's primary completion rate rose from 99.5 % in 2001 to 99.7 % in 2024.
Denmark's tertiary attainment rose from 19.6 % in 1994 to 46.0 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
16th of 45 · 11th in Europe & C. Asia
Denmark's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 19.7 % in 1994 to 52.4 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
23rd of 40 · 18th in Europe & C. Asia
Denmark's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 60.0 % in 1994 to 84.2 % in 2025.
Denmark's expected years of schooling rose from 15.1 yrs in 1994 to 18.7 yrs in 2023.
Denmark's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 2.5 yrs in 1875 to 11.7 yrs in 2020.
Denmark's learning poverty rose from 4.6 % in 2006 to 5.1 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingdown −0.6 pts17th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.1 pts64th of 156*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +8.1 %16th of 141*
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Denmark.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data