School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Denmark

Denmark: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 360,032 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
360,032 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
112th
of 199 countries
All-time high
384,506 number
in 2013
All-time low
194,119 number
in 2011
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Denmark, 1998–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200920201998: 270.8k number1999: 276.7k number2000: 280.3k number2001: 282.2k number2002: 280.0k number2003: 275.5k number2004: 270.2k number2005: 267.9k number2006: 265.9k number2007: 263.5k number2008: 261.7k number2009: 260.5k number2010: 259.8k number2011: 194.1k number2012: 195.4k number2013: 384.5k number2014: 375.1k number2015: 366.5k number2016: 361.0k number2017: 349.2k number2018: 347.5k number2019: 352.9k number2020: 360.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Denmark is 360,032 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Denmark peaked at 384,506 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 194,119 number, in 2011.

Denmark ranks 112th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 273,758 number 270,775 number 276,741 number 2
2000s 270,760 number 260,511 number 282,155 number 10
2010s 318,612 number 194,119 number 384,506 number 10
2020s 360,032 number 360,032 number 360,032 number 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 109 Liberia 417,420 number compare
  2. 110 Serbia 392,034 number compare
  3. 111 Gambia 378,154 number compare
  4. 113 Finland 343,608 number compare
  5. 114 Namibia 327,319 number compare
  6. 115 Czechia 325,448 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

More reference data data for Denmark

All data for Denmark β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Denmark?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Denmark was 360,032 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 384,506 number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 194,119 number in 2011.
How does Denmark rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 112th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/