Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Denmark

Denmark: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 9.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9.4%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
102nd
of 143 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2000
All-time low
9.4%
in 2018
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Denmark, 1998–2018

051015201998200820181998: 16.9 %2000: 17.5 %2001: 13.7 %2002: 14.2 %2004: 12.7 %2005: 12.4 %2006: 13.1 %2007: 13 %2008: 13.2 %2009: 13.2 %2010: 12.9 %2011: 10 %2012: 9.7 %2013: 9.6 %2014: 10.7 %2015: 11.6 %2016: 11 %2017: 10.5 %2018: 9.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Denmark is 9.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Denmark peaked at 17.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2018.

That places Denmark 102nd out of 143 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Denmark, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 16.9%
2000 17.5% +3.5%
2001 13.7% -21.9%
2002 14.2% +3.6%
2004 12.7% -10.7%
2005 12.4% -2.3%
2006 13.1% +6.1%
2007 13.0% -0.9%
2008 13.2% +1.4%
2009 13.2% -0.1%
2010 12.9% -2.1%
2011 10.0% -22.3%
2012 9.7% -2.7%
2013 9.6% -1.6%
2014 10.7% +11.4%
2015 11.6% +8.4%
2016 11.0% -4.8%
2017 10.5% -4.4%
2018 9.4% -11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.9% 16.9% 16.9% 1
2000s 13.6% 12.4% 17.5% 9
2010s 10.6% 9.4% 12.9% 9

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  4. 103 Austria 9.1% compare
  5. 104 Uruguay 8.5% compare
  6. 105 Malta 7.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Denmark?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Denmark was 9.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2018.
How does Denmark rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Denmark ranks 102nd out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.