Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Denmark

Denmark: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 136,132 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
136,132 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
64th
of 170 countries
All-time high
147,650 number
in 2013
All-time low
93,278 number
in 2011
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Denmark, 2000–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000200920182000: 124.4k number2001: 122.4k number2002: 121.5k number2003: 121.6k number2004: 121.7k number2005: 124.1k number2006: 124.2k number2007: 123.1k number2008: 122.0k number2009: 122.5k number2010: 124.8k number2011: 93.3k number2012: 95.3k number2013: 147.7k number2014: 146.4k number2015: 141.7k number2016: 137.7k number2017: 134.7k number2018: 136.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Denmark stood at 136,132 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Denmark peaked at 147,650 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 93,278 number, in 2011.

That places Denmark 64th out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 122,750 number 121,534 number 124,352 number 10
2010s 128,620 number 93,278 number 147,650 number 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 61 Austria 151,744 number compare
  2. 62 Rwanda 146,917 number compare
  3. 63 Norway 137,150 number compare
  4. 65 Kyrgyzstan 132,566 number compare
  5. 66 Senegal 131,734 number compare
  6. 67 El Salvador 130,328 number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places β†’

More reference data data for Denmark

All data for Denmark β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Denmark?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Denmark was 136,132 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 147,650 number in 2013.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 93,278 number in 2011.
How does Denmark rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Denmark ranks 64th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.