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 5.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5.8%
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
98th
of 138 countries
All-time high
11.6%
in 2001
All-time low
5.8%
in 2011
Years of data
19
1998–2018

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

02.557.51012.51998200820181998: 11 %2000: 9.8 %2001: 11.6 %2002: 10.3 %2004: 7.6 %2005: 7.2 %2006: 8.2 %2007: 8.5 %2008: 8.1 %2009: 7.4 %2010: 7 %2011: 5.8 %2012: 6.6 %2013: 7.3 %2014: 8.1 %2015: 8.4 %2016: 7.8 %2017: 6.7 %2018: 5.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 5.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Denmark peaked at 11.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2011.

That places Denmark 98th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, male (%) in Denmark, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 11.0%
2000 9.8% -10.5%
2001 11.6% +17.9%
2002 10.3% -11.0%
2004 7.6% -26.3%
2005 7.2% -5.5%
2006 8.2% +13.5%
2007 8.5% +3.6%
2008 8.1% -4.5%
2009 7.4% -7.9%
2010 7.0% -5.5%
2011 5.8% -18.0%
2012 6.6% +15.3%
2013 7.3% +9.6%
2014 8.1% +11.9%
2015 8.4% +3.0%
2016 7.8% -6.7%
2017 6.7% -14.6%
2018 5.8% -13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.0% 11.0% 11.0% 1
2000s 8.7% 7.2% 11.6% 9
2010s 7.1% 5.8% 8.4% 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 95 Eswatini 7.2% compare
  2. 96 Barbados 7.1% compare
  3. 97 Malta 6.9% compare
  4. 99 Austria 5.4% compare
  5. 100 Uzbekistan 5.2% compare
  6. 101 Liechtenstein 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 5.8% 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 11.6% 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 5.8% in 2011.
How does Denmark rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Denmark ranks 98th out of 138 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 28.2%. 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/