Out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population in Denmark
Denmark: Out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population was 0.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population in Denmark, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.94 for out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population in Denmark peaked at 0.95 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2020.
That places Denmark 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.67 | — |
| 2014 | 0.82 | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.74 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.79 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.66 | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.52 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.56 | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 0.67 | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.95 | +41.8% |
| 2024 | 0.94 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.94 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.98, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.94 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.96, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6857 | 0.52 | 0.82 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7433 | 0.4 | 0.95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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- Population density 146.58 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population in Denmark?
- Out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population in Denmark was 0.94 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population?
- Denmark ranks 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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