Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Denmark

Denmark: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 34,728 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
34,728 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
118th
of 205 countries
All-time high
40,689 number
in 1977
All-time low
27,142 number
in 1997
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Denmark, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Denmark stood at 34,728 number.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Denmark peaked at 40,689 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 27,142 number, in 1997.

Denmark ranks 118th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Denmark, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 37,494 number
1971 37,599 number +0.3%
1972 38,117 number +1.4%
1973 38,776 number +1.7%
1974 39,383 number +1.6%
1975 39,989 number +1.5%
1976 40,457 number +1.2%
1977 40,689 number +0.6%
1978 40,689 number +0.0%
1979 40,642 number -0.1%
1980 40,513 number -0.3%
1981 40,532 number +0.0%
1982 40,296 number -0.6%
1983 39,918 number -0.9%
1984 39,411 number -1.3%
1985 38,801 number -1.5%
1986 38,103 number -1.8%
1987 37,374 number -1.9%
1988 36,495 number -2.4%
1989 35,514 number -2.7%
1990 34,546 number -2.7%
1991 33,679 number -2.5%
1992 32,651 number -3.1%
1993 31,421 number -3.8%
1994 30,126 number -4.1%
1995 28,952 number -3.9%
1996 27,730 number -4.2%
1997 27,142 number -2.1%
1998 27,455 number +1.2%
1999 28,388 number +3.4%
2000 29,294 number +3.2%
2001 30,240 number +3.2%
2002 31,300 number +3.5%
2003 32,339 number +3.3%
2004 33,360 number +3.2%
2005 34,401 number +3.1%
2006 35,549 number +3.3%
2007 36,253 number +2.0%
2008 36,340 number +0.2%
2009 36,079 number -0.7%
2010 35,838 number -0.7%
2011 35,567 number -0.8%
2012 35,560 number -0.0%
2013 35,416 number -0.4%
2014 35,142 number -0.8%
2015 34,613 number -1.5%
2016 33,709 number -2.6%
2017 33,391 number -0.9%
2018 33,650 number +0.8%
2019 34,242 number +1.8%
2020 34,728 number +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 39,384 number 37,494 number 40,689 number 10
1980s 38,696 number 35,514 number 40,532 number 10
1990s 30,209 number 27,142 number 34,546 number 10
2000s 33,516 number 29,294 number 36,340 number 10
2010s 34,713 number 33,391 number 35,838 number 10
2020s 34,728 number 34,728 number 34,728 number 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 115 Panama 37,675 number compare
  2. 116 Costa Rica 36,304 number compare
  3. 117 Oman 36,180 number compare
  4. 119 Kuwait 34,708 number compare
  5. 120 Serbia 34,012 number compare
  6. 121 Lebanon 33,685 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Denmark?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Denmark was 34,728 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 40,689 number in 1977.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 27,142 number in 1997.
How does Denmark rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Denmark ranks 118th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.