Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Denmark

Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. was 22.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
22.1%
World rank
37th
of 144 countries
All-time high
57.5%
in 1990
All-time low
22.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Denmark, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 36.81965: 38.11970: 51.71975: 52.21980: 52.61985: 53.31990: 57.51995: 55.52000: 30.72005: 23.62010: 22.1

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Denmark stood at 22.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Denmark peaked at 57.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2010.

Denmark ranks 37th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Denmark, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 36.8%
1965 38.1% +3.7%
1970 51.7% +35.7%
1975 52.2% +0.9%
1980 52.6% +0.6%
1985 53.3% +1.5%
1990 57.5% +7.8%
1995 55.5% -3.4%
2000 30.7% -44.7%
2005 23.6% -23.2%
2010 22.1% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37.5% 36.8% 38.1% 2
1970s 52.0% 51.7% 52.2% 2
1980s 52.9% 52.6% 53.3% 2
1990s 56.5% 55.5% 57.5% 2
2000s 27.2% 23.6% 30.7% 2
2010s 22.1% 22.1% 22.1% 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 34 Belize 22.4% compare
  2. 35 Belgium 22.2% compare
  3. 36 Tonga 22.1% compare
  4. 38 Philippines 21.8% compare
  5. 39 Brazil 21.5% compare
  6. 40 Peru 21.3% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More reference data data for Denmark

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Denmark?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Denmark was 22.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2010.
How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling.?
Denmark ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Denmark. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-70-74-with-primary-schooling-completed-primary/denmark/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-70-74-with-primary-schooling-completed-primary/denmark/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Denmark</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary