School age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark

Denmark: School age population, early childhood educational development was 91,151 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
91,151 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
55th
of 92 countries
All-time high
91,151 number
in 2020
All-time low
79,720 number
in 2017
Years of data
8
2013–2020

School age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark, 2013–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2013201620202013: 90.9k number2014: 86.1k number2015: 83.3k number2016: 82.0k number2017: 79.7k number2018: 82.6k number2019: 88.1k number2020: 91.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark is 91,151 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Denmark ranks 55th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Denmark, 2013 to 2020.
Year number Change
2013 90,902 number
2014 86,053 number -5.3%
2015 83,261 number -3.2%
2016 81,968 number -1.6%
2017 79,720 number -2.7%
2018 82,560 number +3.6%
2019 88,097 number +6.7%
2020 91,151 number +3.5%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 91,151 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 91,151 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,337 number, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 84,652 number 79,720 number 90,902 number 7
2020s 91,151 number 91,151 number 91,151 number 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 52 Sweden 116,650 number compare
  2. 53 Namibia 99,034 number compare
  3. 54 Eritrea 92,054 number
  4. 56 Mongolia 87,750 number
  5. 57 New Zealand 87,183 number compare
  6. 58 Uruguay 69,487 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Denmark was 91,151 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 91,151 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 79,720 number in 2017.
How does Denmark rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Denmark ranks 55th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/