Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Denmark

Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 29.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
29.3%
World rank
24th
of 144 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 2010
All-time low
16.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Denmark, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 161965: 17.51970: 26.91975: 27.21980: 21.61985: 221990: 25.71995: 25.22000: 16.72005: 19.32010: 29.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 29.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Denmark peaked at 29.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1960.

That places Denmark 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in Denmark, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 16.0%
1965 17.5% +9.5%
1970 26.9% +53.3%
1975 27.2% +1.4%
1980 21.6% -20.6%
1985 22.0% +1.8%
1990 25.7% +16.7%
1995 25.2% -1.6%
2000 16.7% -33.8%
2005 19.3% +15.4%
2010 29.3% +52.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.8% 16.0% 17.5% 2
1970s 27.0% 26.9% 27.2% 2
1980s 21.8% 21.6% 22.0% 2
1990s 25.5% 25.2% 25.7% 2
2000s 18.0% 16.7% 19.3% 2
2010s 29.3% 29.3% 29.3% 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 21 Tunisia 31.5% compare
  2. 22 Mexico 30.9% compare
  3. 23 Sierra Leone 29.8% compare
  4. 25 Guyana 29.1% compare
  5. 26 Portugal 28.6% compare
  6. 27 Norway 28.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Denmark?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Denmark was 29.3% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1960.
How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
Denmark ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. 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 Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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