Adult participation in learning in Denmark
31.0% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Denmark took part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
Denmark, 2025
31.0%b (Break in time series)
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
13.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.6%
Position in 2025
2nd of 34
Adult participation in learning in Denmark over time
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% of population aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.0%b (break in time series) | 13.7% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | 13.5% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | 12.8% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | 11.9% |
| 2021 | 22.4%b (break in time series) | 10.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 20.0% | 9.1% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | 10.8% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | 10.7% |
| 2017 | 26.9%b (break in time series) | 10.4% |
| 2016 | 28.0%b (break in time series) | 10.3% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | 10.1% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | 10.1% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | 8.1% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | 7.8% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | 7.9% |
| 2008 | 29.9%b (break in time series) | 8.0% |
| 2007 | 29.1%b (break in time series) | 7.9% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | 7.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 27.4% | 7.7% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | 7.1% |
| 2003 | 24.2%b (break in time series) | 6.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 18.0% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 31.2% in 2024. The source marks a break in the series at 2025, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
- Since 2015, when it was 31.5%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 13.7%.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Basic digital skills
81.5%
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
10.0%b (Break in time series)
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
6.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.4%
2021 · UNESCO UIS