Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark

Denmark: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 13.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
13.7
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
7th
of 88 countries
All-time high
13.7
in 2016
All-time low
11.8
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark, 2004–2016

0510152004201020162004: 11.82005: 11.82006: 11.92007: 11.82008: 122009: 122010: 122011: 122012: 12.32013: 12.42014: 13.62015: 13.62016: 13.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 13.7 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark peaked at 13.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.8, in 2004.

Denmark ranks 7th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education in Denmark, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 11.8
2005 11.84 +0.3%
2006 11.87 +0.3%
2007 11.84 -0.3%
2008 11.95 +1.0%
2009 11.98 +0.3%
2010 12 +0.1%
2011 12.01 +0.1%
2012 12.33 +2.7%
2013 12.39 +0.5%
2014 13.58 +9.6%
2015 13.61 +0.3%
2016 13.7 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.88 11.8 11.98 6
2010s 12.8 12 13.7 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 4 Republic of Korea 14.08 compare
  2. 5 Mexico 14.01 compare
  3. 6 Chile 13.89 compare
  4. 8 France 13.58 compare
  5. 9 Belarus 13.43 compare
  6. 10 Egypt 13.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark was 13.7 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 13.7 in 2016.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 11.8 in 2004.
How does Denmark rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Denmark ranks 7th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,164 data points, 1970–2021
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