Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Denmark

Denmark: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 10 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 183 countries
All-time high
10
in 2011
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Denmark, 1998–2020

02468101998200920201998: 61999: 62000: 62001: 62002: 62003: 62004: 62005: 62006: 62007: 62008: 62009: 62010: 92011: 102012: 102013: 102014: 102015: 102016: 102017: 102018: 102019: 102020: 10

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2020, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Denmark stood at 10. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Denmark peaked at 10 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.

That places Denmark 118th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks in Denmark, 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 6
1999 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2001 6 +0.0%
2002 6 +0.0%
2003 6 +0.0%
2004 6 +0.0%
2005 6 +0.0%
2006 6 +0.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 6 +0.0%
2010 9 +50.0%
2011 10 +11.1%
2012 10 +0.0%
2013 10 +0.0%
2014 10 +0.0%
2015 10 +0.0%
2016 10 +0.0%
2017 10 +0.0%
2018 10 +0.0%
2019 10 +0.0%
2020 10 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 6 6 6 10
2010s 9.9 9 10 10
2020s 10 10 10 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 118 Andorra 10 compare
  2. 118 Burkina Faso 10 compare
  3. 118 Chad 10 compare
  4. 118 Côte d'Ivoire 10 compare
  5. 118 Gabon 10 compare
  6. 118 Gibraltar 10 compare
  7. 118 Nepal 10 compare
  8. 118 Norway 10 compare
  9. 118 Spain 10 compare
  10. 118 Saint Lucia 10 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Denmark?
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Denmark was 10 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
How does Denmark rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
Denmark ranks 118th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,698 data points, 1998–2020
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Number of years of primary and secondary education to which children and young people are legally entitled that are free from tuition fees. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/