Denmark vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Denmark
13.09
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
13.24
in 2017
Denmark rank
13th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
11th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 13.24 against 13.09 in Denmark, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th of 91 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 12.76 13.16 0.4007 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 12.66 13.16 0.498 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Denmark or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 13.24 against 13.09 in Denmark as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Denmark and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.15, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2014.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Denmark ranks 13th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/