Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Denmark

Denmark: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 2,294 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2,294 number
Change on year
up 90.2%
World rank
106th
of 148 countries
All-time high
7,816 number
in 2001
All-time low
990 number
in 2000
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Denmark, 1998–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1998200820181998: 2.6k number2000: 990 number2001: 7.8k number2002: 4.9k number2004: 6.3k number2005: 4.1k number2006: 3.7k number2007: 3.1k number2008: 2.5k number2009: 2.7k number2010: 3.1k number2011: 2.8k number2012: 4.5k number2013: 4.4k number2014: 5.3k number2015: 3.2k number2016: 1.5k number2017: 1.2k number2018: 2.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 2,294 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018.

The figure is up 90.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Denmark peaked at 7,816 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 990 number, in 2000.

Denmark ranks 106th of 148 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Denmark, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 2,592 number
2000 990 number -61.8%
2001 7,816 number +689.5%
2002 4,918 number -37.1%
2004 6,308 number +28.3%
2005 4,088 number -35.2%
2006 3,684 number -9.9%
2007 3,131 number -15.0%
2008 2,500 number -20.2%
2009 2,652 number +6.1%
2010 3,148 number +18.7%
2011 2,770 number -12.0%
2012 4,451 number +60.7%
2013 4,359 number -2.1%
2014 5,324 number +22.1%
2015 3,248 number -39.0%
2016 1,522 number -53.1%
2017 1,206 number -20.8%
2018 2,294 number +90.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,592 number 2,592 number 2,592 number 1
2000s 4,010 number 990 number 7,816 number 9
2010s 3,147 number 1,206 number 5,324 number 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 103 Mauritius 2,653 number compare
  2. 104 New Zealand 2,620 number compare
  3. 105 Fiji 2,323 number compare
  4. 107 Vanuatu 2,077 number compare
  5. 108 Georgia 1,998 number compare
  6. 109 Belize 1,684 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Denmark?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Denmark was 2,294 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 7,816 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 990 number in 2000.
How does Denmark rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Denmark ranks 106th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/