Primary school enrolment (gross) in Denmark
Gross primary school enrolment in Denmark was 99.8% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2008.
Denmark, 2024
99.8%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
102.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
102.0%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Denmark over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.8% | 102.4% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | 102.4% |
| 2022 | 100.2% | 101.4% |
| 2021 | 100.3% | 101.4% |
| 2020 | 100.5% | 100.8% |
| 2019 | 100.6% | 101.5% |
| 2018 | 100.7% | 101.4% |
| 2017 | 100.8% | 101.4% |
| 2016 | 101.0% | 101.0% |
| 2015 | 100.9% | 101.4% |
| 2014 | 101.2% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 101.3% | 102.2% |
| 2012 | 101.5% | 101.6% |
| 2011 | 101.2% | 101.8% |
| 2010 | 100.2% | 102.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 102.3% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | 102.7% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | 103.1% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | 103.4% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | 103.5% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | 103.0% |
| 2003 | – | 103.1% |
| 2002 | 101.7% | 103.2% |
| 2001 | 99.7% | 103.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 99.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 101.2%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 102.4%.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
79.0%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
10.0%b (Break in time series)
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