Upper secondary completion in Denmark
In Denmark, 77.9% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021.
Denmark, 2021
77.9%
Change from 2020
+0.2percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
87.5%
Upper secondary completion in Denmark over time
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 77.7% |
| 2019 | 78.1% |
| 2018 | 76.6% |
| 2017 | 76.4% |
| 2016 | 76.5% |
| 2015 | 75.8% |
| 2014 | 75.2% |
| 2013 | 73.6% |
| 2012 | 74.2% |
| 2011 | 71.7% |
| 2010 | 71.0% |
| 2009 | 74.1% |
| 2008 | 70.8% |
| 2007 | 72.6% |
| 2006 | 80.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 77.7% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 71.7%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Lower secondary completion
98.8%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
10.0%b (Break in time series)
2025 · Eurostat
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
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