Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Denmark

Denmark: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 42.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
42.3%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
75th
of 150 countries
All-time high
46.6%
in 1999
All-time low
42.3%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Denmark, 1998–2017

010203040501998200720171998: 45.5 %1999: 46.6 %2000: 46 %2001: 45.8 %2002: 45.3 %2003: 45.5 %2004: 45.2 %2005: 44.3 %2006: 44.2 %2007: 44.1 %2008: 43.7 %2009: 43.5 %2010: 43.3 %2011: 44.8 %2012: 44.9 %2013: 44.5 %2014: 44.3 %2015: 44.3 %2016: 44.1 %2017: 42.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Denmark stood at 42.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Denmark peaked at 46.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2017.

That places Denmark 75th out of 150 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Denmark, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 45.5%
1999 46.6% +2.3%
2000 46.0% -1.2%
2001 45.8% -0.6%
2002 45.3% -1.0%
2003 45.5% +0.5%
2004 45.2% -0.7%
2005 44.3% -2.1%
2006 44.2% -0.2%
2007 44.1% -0.2%
2008 43.7% -0.8%
2009 43.5% -0.4%
2010 43.3% -0.5%
2011 44.8% +3.4%
2012 44.9% +0.3%
2013 44.5% -0.8%
2014 44.3% -0.5%
2015 44.3% +0.1%
2016 44.1% -0.4%
2017 42.3% -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.1% 45.5% 46.6% 2
2000s 44.8% 43.5% 46.0% 10
2010s 44.1% 42.3% 44.9% 8

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 72 Romania 42.7% compare
  2. 73 Burkina Faso 42.7% compare
  3. 74 Japan 42.6% compare
  4. 76 Cuba 42.1% compare
  5. 77 Angola 42.0% compare
  6. 78 Jamaica 42.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Denmark?
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Denmark was 42.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2017.
How does Denmark rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
Denmark ranks 75th out of 150 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,261 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female vocational education students at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year.