Population of compulsory school age, female in Denmark

Denmark: Population of compulsory school age, female was 317,835 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
317,835 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
111th
of 186 countries
All-time high
330,349 number
in 2011
All-time low
252,639 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, female in Denmark, 1998–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200920201998: 252.6k number1999: 258.5k number2000: 265.8k number2001: 273.7k number2002: 281.8k number2003: 288.8k number2004: 294.5k number2005: 299.0k number2006: 302.0k number2007: 303.7k number2008: 303.8k number2009: 302.5k number2010: 300.6k number2011: 330.3k number2012: 329.2k number2013: 327.9k number2014: 326.8k number2015: 325.8k number2016: 324.8k number2017: 325.0k number2018: 323.8k number2019: 321.4k number2020: 317.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Denmark is 317,835 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Denmark peaked at 330,349 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 252,639 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 255,556 number 252,639 number 258,474 number 2
2000s 291,562 number 265,797 number 303,816 number 10
2010s 323,563 number 300,555 number 330,349 number 10
2020s 317,835 number 317,835 number 317,835 number 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 108 Bulgaria 378,417 number compare
  2. 109 Ireland 336,584 number compare
  3. 110 Uruguay 325,845 number compare
  4. 112 Mongolia 315,762 number compare
  5. 113 Puerto Rico 310,736 number compare
  6. 114 Norway 310,240 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Denmark?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Denmark was 317,835 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 330,349 number in 2011.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 252,639 number in 1998.
How does Denmark rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Denmark ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.