Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Denmark

Denmark: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 653,096 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
653,096 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
111th
of 186 countries
All-time high
677,007 number
in 2011
All-time low
517,812 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Denmark, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 517.8k number1999: 530.5k number2000: 546.2k number2001: 562.7k number2002: 579.4k number2003: 593.8k number2004: 605.5k number2005: 614.4k number2006: 620.3k number2007: 623.6k number2008: 623.5k number2009: 620.7k number2010: 616.4k number2011: 677.0k number2012: 674.8k number2013: 672.2k number2014: 670.0k number2015: 668.2k number2016: 666.3k number2017: 667.0k number2018: 664.8k number2019: 660.0k number2020: 653.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Denmark is 653,096 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 677,007 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 517,812 number, in 1998.

That places Denmark 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 524,164 number 517,812 number 530,516 number 2
2000s 599,002 number 546,151 number 623,560 number 10
2010s 663,670 number 616,423 number 677,007 number 10
2020s 653,096 number 653,096 number 653,096 number 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 108 Liberia 772,918 number compare
  2. 109 Ireland 689,468 number compare
  3. 110 Uruguay 666,171 number compare
  4. 112 Puerto Rico 647,640 number compare
  5. 113 Mongolia 638,262 number compare
  6. 114 Norway 636,520 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Denmark?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Denmark was 653,096 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 677,007 number in 2011.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 517,812 number in 1998.
How does Denmark rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.