UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Denmark

Denmark: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 12.87 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
12.87
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 93 countries
All-time high
13.05
in 2003
All-time low
11.47
in 1991
Years of data
16
1991–2018

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Denmark, 1991–2018

0510151991200420181991: 11.51994: 11.61995: 11.72003: 13.12004: 132007: 12.72008: 12.72009: 12.62010: 12.52011: 12.52012: 12.82013: 12.82014: 12.52015: 12.62016: 12.82018: 12.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 12.87 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Denmark peaked at 13.05 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.47, in 1991.

Denmark ranks 18th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes in Denmark, 1991 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1991 11.47
1994 11.61 +1.2%
1995 11.7 +0.8%
2003 13.05 +11.5%
2004 13 -0.4%
2007 12.73 -2.1%
2008 12.75 +0.1%
2009 12.55 -1.5%
2010 12.5 -0.4%
2011 12.55 +0.3%
2012 12.79 +1.9%
2013 12.83 +0.4%
2014 12.47 -2.8%
2015 12.61 +1.1%
2016 12.8 +1.5%
2018 12.87 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.59 11.47 11.7 3
2000s 12.82 12.55 13.05 5
2010s 12.68 12.47 12.87 8

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 15 Slovakia 12.93 compare
  2. 16 Puerto Rico 12.88 compare
  3. 17 Georgia 12.87 compare
  4. 19 Finland 12.82 compare
  5. 20 Czechia 12.82 compare
  6. 21 Slovenia 12.77 compare

See the full ranking of 93 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Denmark?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Denmark was 12.87 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 13.05 in 2003.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 11.47 in 1991.
How does Denmark rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Denmark ranks 18th out of 93 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/