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 11.32 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
11.32
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 81 countries
All-time high
11.99
in 2013
All-time low
0
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark, 1992–2016

02.557.51012.51992200420161992: 01993: 02004: 11.32005: 11.32006: 11.32007: 11.22008: 11.42009: 11.42010: 11.42011: 11.42012: 11.82013: 122014: 11.12015: 11.32016: 11.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark stood at 11.32.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark peaked at 11.99 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1992.

Denmark ranks 18th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 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, rural in Denmark, 1992 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1992 0
1993 0
2004 11.26
2005 11.29 +0.3%
2006 11.32 +0.2%
2007 11.25 -0.6%
2008 11.44 +1.7%
2009 11.43 -0.1%
2010 11.39 -0.3%
2011 11.4 +0.1%
2012 11.82 +3.6%
2013 11.99 +1.5%
2014 11.06 -7.7%
2015 11.3 +2.1%
2016 11.32 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 0 0 2
2000s 11.33 11.25 11.44 6
2010s 11.47 11.06 11.99 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 15 Sweden 11.49 compare
  2. 16 Hungary 11.47 compare
  3. 17 Austria 11.39 compare
  4. 19 Luxembourg 11.14 compare
  5. 20 Netherlands 11.01 compare
  6. 21 Republic of Korea 10.93 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 11.32 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 11.99 in 2013.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1992.
How does Denmark rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Denmark ranks 18th out of 81 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 0.0%. 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, rural. 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, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
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