Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Denmark
Denmark: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 17.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Denmark, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 17.7% for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Denmark peaked at 20.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 5th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.0% | — |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.2% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.7% | 19.0% | 5 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1264 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 146.58 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2287 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Denmark?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Denmark was 17.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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