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 13.09 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
13.09
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
13th
of 91 countries
All-time high
13.14
in 2004
All-time low
11.29
in 1991
Years of data
16
1991–2018

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

0510151991200420181991: 11.31994: 11.51995: 11.62003: 13.12004: 13.12007: 12.82008: 12.82009: 12.82010: 12.52011: 12.62012: 12.92013: 132014: 12.32015: 12.72016: 12.92018: 13.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 13.09 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Denmark peaked at 13.14 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.29, in 1991.

Denmark ranks 13th of 91 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, female in Denmark, 1991 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1991 11.29
1994 11.47 +1.6%
1995 11.58 +0.9%
2003 13.11 +13.2%
2004 13.14 +0.3%
2007 12.77 -2.9%
2008 12.78 +0.1%
2009 12.76 -0.1%
2010 12.5 -2.1%
2011 12.6 +0.8%
2012 12.9 +2.4%
2013 12.98 +0.6%
2014 12.31 -5.2%
2015 12.75 +3.6%
2016 12.95 +1.6%
2018 13.09 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.45 11.29 11.58 3
2000s 12.91 12.76 13.14 5
2010s 12.76 12.31 13.09 8

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 10 Poland 13.34 compare
  2. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.24 compare
  3. 12 Puerto Rico 13.15 compare
  4. 14 New Zealand 13.08 compare
  5. 15 Israel 13.06 compare
  6. 16 Norway 13.05 compare

See the full ranking of 91 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 13.09 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 13.14 in 2004.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 11.29 in 1991.
How does Denmark rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Denmark ranks 13th out of 91 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 2.5%. 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, female. 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, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 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 female 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/