Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Denmark
Denmark: Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age was 17.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Denmark, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 17.7 for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Denmark peaked at 20 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.7, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 5th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.6 | — |
| 2014 | 19.8 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.3 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 19 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 18.8 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.7 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 19 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 18.8 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.1 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 17.7 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 17.7 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 17.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.35, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 17.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.7, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.44 | 18.8 | 20 | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.33 | 17.7 | 19 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Denmark?
- Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Denmark was 17.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2015.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7 in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 - % of total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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