Primary net enrolment in Denmark
In Denmark, 99.1% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2006.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Denmark, 2024
99.1%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
99.0%
Primary net enrolment in Denmark over time
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% of children of primary school 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2023 | 99.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 99.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 99.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 99.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 99.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 99.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 99.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2016 | 99.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 99.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 99.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 99.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2012 | 99.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2011 | 99.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2010 | 99.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2009 | 99.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2008 | 99.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2007 | 99.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2006 | 98.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2005 | 98.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2004 | 97.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2002 | 100.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2001 | 99.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 99.4%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
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Adult participation in learning
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