Early leavers from education and training in Denmark
10.0% of people aged 18 to 24 in Denmark had left education early in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
Denmark, 2025
10.0%b (Break in time series)
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
9.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
7.4%
Position in 2025
7th of 34
Early leavers from education and training in Denmark over time
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% of population aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.0%b (break in time series) | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | 9.6% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | 9.6% |
| 2021 | 9.8%b (break in time series) | 9.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | 10.1% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 8.8%b (break in time series) | 10.5% |
| 2016 | 7.5%b (break in time series) | 10.6% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1%b (break in time series) | 11.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 8.2% | 11.8% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | 12.7%b (break in time series) | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 12.9%b (break in time series) | 14.7% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | 15.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 8.7% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | 16.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4%b (break in time series) | 16.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 9.0% | 16.9% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 10.4% 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 8.1%, the figure has changed by +1.9 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 7th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 9.1%.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
2025 · Eurostat
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
31.0%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
Lower secondary completion
98.8%
2021 · UNESCO UIS