Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Denmark

Denmark: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
37th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.8%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Denmark, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.91 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.9 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.922 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.929 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.91 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.848 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.83 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.877 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.888 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.804 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.847 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.771 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.856 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Denmark peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.

Denmark ranks 37th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Denmark, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% -1.0%
2006 0.9% +2.5%
2007 0.9% +0.7%
2008 0.9% -2.1%
2009 0.8% -6.8%
2010 0.8% -2.1%
2011 0.9% +5.6%
2012 0.9% +1.3%
2013 0.8% -9.4%
2014 0.8% +5.3%
2015 0.8% -8.9%
2016 0.9% +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  2. 35 Paraguay 0.9% compare
  3. 36 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  4. 38 Honduras 0.9% compare
  5. 39 Philippines 0.8% compare
  6. 40 Norway 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Denmark?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Denmark was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
How does Denmark rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Denmark ranks 37th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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