Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Denmark

Denmark: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 22,895 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
22,895 number
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
86th
of 142 countries
All-time high
35,455 number
in 2001
All-time low
22,895 number
in 2018
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Denmark, 1998–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820181998: 35.0k number2000: 31.7k number2001: 35.5k number2002: 30.6k number2004: 25.0k number2005: 24.6k number2006: 28.9k number2007: 30.7k number2008: 30.3k number2009: 29.1k number2010: 28.4k number2011: 23.2k number2012: 27.3k number2013: 28.8k number2014: 31.5k number2015: 31.9k number2016: 29.4k number2017: 25.9k number2018: 22.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Denmark stood at 22,895 number. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Denmark peaked at 35,455 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 22,895 number, in 2018.

Denmark ranks 86th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Denmark, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 35,037 number
2000 31,703 number -9.5%
2001 35,455 number +11.8%
2002 30,636 number -13.6%
2004 25,032 number -18.3%
2005 24,646 number -1.5%
2006 28,855 number +17.1%
2007 30,721 number +6.5%
2008 30,303 number -1.4%
2009 29,125 number -3.9%
2010 28,423 number -2.4%
2011 23,155 number -18.5%
2012 27,332 number +18.0%
2013 28,838 number +5.5%
2014 31,503 number +9.2%
2015 31,946 number +1.4%
2016 29,397 number -8.0%
2017 25,910 number -11.9%
2018 22,895 number -11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35,037 number 35,037 number 35,037 number 1
2000s 29,608 number 24,646 number 35,455 number 9
2010s 27,711 number 22,895 number 31,946 number 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 83 Spain 26,976 number compare
  2. 84 United Arab Emirates 26,681 number compare
  3. 85 Croatia 25,538 number compare
  4. 87 Qatar 22,126 number compare
  5. 88 Mauritius 18,211 number compare
  6. 89 Uruguay 18,109 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Denmark?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Denmark was 22,895 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 35,455 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 22,895 number in 2018.
How does Denmark rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Denmark ranks 86th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/