Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Denmark

Denmark: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 12,140 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
12,140 number
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
85th
of 142 countries
All-time high
18,596 number
in 1998
All-time low
11,693 number
in 2012
Years of data
19
1998–2018

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820181998: 18.6k number2000: 16.1k number2001: 12.7k number2002: 13.8k number2004: 12.8k number2005: 12.8k number2006: 15.1k number2007: 15.6k number2008: 16.2k number2009: 15.7k number2010: 14.8k number2011: 12.1k number2012: 11.7k number2013: 12.3k number2014: 14.1k number2015: 15.3k number2016: 15.3k number2017: 13.9k number2018: 12.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Denmark stood at 12,140 number.

That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Denmark peaked at 18,596 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11,693 number, in 2012.

Denmark ranks 85th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Denmark, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 18,596 number
2000 16,090 number -13.5%
2001 12,742 number -20.8%
2002 13,814 number +8.4%
2004 12,841 number -7.0%
2005 12,821 number -0.2%
2006 15,104 number +17.8%
2007 15,625 number +3.4%
2008 16,195 number +3.6%
2009 15,665 number -3.3%
2010 14,817 number -5.4%
2011 12,075 number -18.5%
2012 11,693 number -3.2%
2013 12,300 number +5.2%
2014 14,073 number +14.4%
2015 15,267 number +8.5%
2016 15,333 number +0.4%
2017 13,917 number -9.2%
2018 12,140 number -12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,596 number 18,596 number 18,596 number 1
2000s 14,544 number 12,742 number 16,195 number 9
2010s 13,513 number 11,693 number 15,333 number 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 82 Timor-Leste 12,624 number compare
  2. 83 Jamaica 12,513 number compare
  3. 84 Bulgaria 12,292 number compare
  4. 86 Slovakia 12,132 number compare
  5. 87 Uruguay 11,450 number compare
  6. 88 Mauritius 9,513 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Denmark?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Denmark was 12,140 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 18,596 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 11,693 number in 2012.
How does Denmark rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Denmark ranks 85th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.