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 12.52 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
12.52
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
14th
of 93 countries
All-time high
12.52
in 2016
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

0510151992200420161992: 01993: 02004: 11.82005: 11.82006: 11.92007: 11.82008: 11.92009: 122010: 122011: 122012: 12.32013: 12.42014: 12.32015: 12.42016: 12.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark is 12.52, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Denmark peaked at 12.52 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1992.

Denmark ranks 14th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 0 0 2
2000s 11.87 11.78 11.97 6
2010s 12.27 11.98 12.52 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 11 United Kingdom 12.63 compare
  2. 12 Latvia 12.57 compare
  3. 13 Austria 12.53 compare
  4. 15 Slovenia 12.48 compare
  5. 16 Slovak Republic 12.41 compare
  6. 17 Mongolia 12.34 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 12.52 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 12.52 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 0 in 1992.
How does Denmark rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Denmark ranks 14th out of 93 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 5.6%. 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, total. 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, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,319 data points, 1970–2021
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