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Primary school enrollment — Denmark

Primary school enrollment in Denmark in 2017 — 98.5%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 137. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 3.1 pp.

2017 98.5% −0.2 pp vs 2016
World rank 18of 137
Period maximum 99.9%2002
Period minimum 95.5%1981

Trend over time

1981–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Denmark, 1981–201794969810019811985198919931997200120052009201320171981: 95.5%1982: 96.3%1983: 98%1984: 99%1985: 98.8%1986: 98.7%1987: 98.9%1988: 99%1989: 97.8%1990: 97.7%1991: 98.3%1992: 97.4%1993: 97%1994: 98.7%1995: 98.3%1996: 98.1%1998: 98.7%1999: 97.9%2000: 97.4%2001: 99.8%2002: 99.9%2004: 97.7%2005: 95.7%2006: 96%2007: 96.6%2008: 96%2009: 96%2010: 95.9%2011: 97.5%2012: 98%2013: 98.3%2014: 98%2015: 98.4%2016: 98.7%2017: 98.5%
Change over the period: +3.1 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 98.5%
World 89.3%
Europe & Central Asia 95%
Northern Europe computed 99%
Primary school enrollment — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 98.5 −0.2 pp
2016 98.7 +0.3 pp
2015 98.4 +0.3 pp
2014 98 −0.3 pp
2013 98.3 +0.4 pp
2012 98 +0.5 pp
2011 97.5 +1.6 pp
2010 95.9 −0.1 pp
2009 96 +0 pp
2008 96 −0.6 pp
2007 96.6 +0.6 pp
2006 96 +0.3 pp
2005 95.7 −2.1 pp
2004 97.7 —
2002 99.9 +0 pp
2001 99.8 +2.4 pp
2000 97.4 −0.5 pp
1999 97.9 −0.8 pp
1998 98.7 —
1996 98.1 −0.1 pp
1995 98.3 −0.4 pp
1994 98.7 +1.7 pp
1993 97 −0.5 pp
1992 97.4 −0.8 pp
1991 98.3 +0.6 pp
1990 97.7 −0.1 pp
1989 97.8 −1.2 pp
1988 99 +0.1 pp
1987 98.9 +0.2 pp
1986 98.7 −0.1 pp
1985 98.8 −0.2 pp
1984 99 +1 pp
1983 98 +1.7 pp
1982 96.3 +0.8 pp
1981 95.5 —

Northern Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NO Norway 99.9 IS Iceland 99.8 GB United Kingdom 99.5 SE Sweden 99.2 FI Finland 98.6 DK Denmark 98.5 LT Lithuania 98.2 LV Latvia 96.3 IE Ireland 95.8 EE Estonia 93.7
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Denmark

Education Primary completion rate

What share of children reach the last grade of primary school.

Denmark by year Education Children out of school

How many children of school age are not in school — in absolute numbers.

Denmark by year Education Share of children out of school

What share of children of school age are not in school.

Denmark by year Education Secondary school enrollment

The gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.

Denmark by year
All indicators for Denmark