Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Denmark

Denmark: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 5.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5.6%
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
101st
of 142 countries
All-time high
10.5%
in 2001
All-time low
5.5%
in 2011
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Denmark, 1998–2018

02.557.5101998200820181998: 10.2 %2000: 9.4 %2001: 10.5 %2002: 8.9 %2004: 6.9 %2005: 6.6 %2006: 7.5 %2007: 7.7 %2008: 7.4 %2009: 7 %2010: 6.7 %2011: 5.5 %2012: 6.4 %2013: 6.7 %2014: 7.4 %2015: 7.5 %2016: 7 %2017: 6.3 %2018: 5.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 5.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2018.

That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Denmark peaked at 10.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2011.

Denmark ranks 101st 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Denmark, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 10.2%
2000 9.4% -7.4%
2001 10.5% +11.3%
2002 8.9% -15.4%
2004 6.9% -22.7%
2005 6.6% -4.4%
2006 7.5% +13.5%
2007 7.7% +2.8%
2008 7.4% -4.0%
2009 7.0% -5.5%
2010 6.7% -3.3%
2011 5.5% -18.8%
2012 6.4% +16.8%
2013 6.7% +5.1%
2014 7.4% +9.5%
2015 7.5% +2.2%
2016 7.0% -6.6%
2017 6.3% -10.8%
2018 5.6% -10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.2% 10.2% 10.2% 1
2000s 8.0% 6.6% 10.5% 9
2010s 6.6% 5.5% 7.5% 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 98 Malta 6.1% compare
  2. 99 Uruguay 6.1% compare
  3. 100 Uzbekistan 6.0% compare
  4. 102 United Arab Emirates 5.3% compare
  5. 103 Argentina 5.2% compare
  6. 104 Austria 5.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Denmark?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Denmark was 5.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2011.
How does Denmark rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Denmark ranks 101st out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/