Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Denmark

Denmark: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 21,749 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
21,749 number
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
87th
of 147 countries
All-time high
33,561 number
in 1998
All-time low
21,749 number
in 2018
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Denmark, 1998–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820181998: 33.6k number2000: 30.6k number2001: 23.8k number2002: 25.4k number2004: 23.7k number2005: 23.6k number2006: 26.8k number2007: 27.7k number2008: 29.0k number2009: 28.9k number2010: 28.0k number2011: 22.5k number2012: 22.0k number2013: 22.5k number2014: 25.5k number2015: 27.5k number2016: 26.8k number2017: 24.8k number2018: 21.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Denmark stood at 21,749 number. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 33,561 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21,749 number, in 2018.

That places Denmark 87th out of 147 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Denmark, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 33,561 number
2000 30,589 number -8.9%
2001 23,843 number -22.1%
2002 25,409 number +6.6%
2004 23,652 number -6.9%
2005 23,618 number -0.1%
2006 26,841 number +13.6%
2007 27,749 number +3.4%
2008 28,973 number +4.4%
2009 28,852 number -0.4%
2010 28,046 number -2.8%
2011 22,482 number -19.8%
2012 22,009 number -2.1%
2013 22,534 number +2.4%
2014 25,457 number +13.0%
2015 27,515 number +8.1%
2016 26,840 number -2.5%
2017 24,817 number -7.5%
2018 21,749 number -12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33,561 number 33,561 number 33,561 number 1
2000s 26,614 number 23,618 number 30,589 number 9
2010s 24,605 number 21,749 number 28,046 number 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 84 Albania 22,614 number compare
  2. 84 Timor-Leste 22,614 number compare
  3. 86 Spain 21,783 number compare
  4. 88 Puerto Rico 21,095 number compare
  5. 89 Uruguay 17,726 number compare
  6. 90 Greece 15,892 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Denmark?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Denmark was 21,749 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 33,561 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 21,749 number in 2018.
How does Denmark rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 87th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.