Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Denmark
Denmark: Early leavers from education and training by labour status was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Denmark, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by labour status in Denmark is 10.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by labour status in Denmark peaked at 15.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1995.
Denmark ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 15.2% | — |
| 1993 | 8.5% | -44.1% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -29.1% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +98.4% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +41.8% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 10.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 10.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +98.4% | 6.1% | 12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 6.1% | 15.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by labour status in Denmark?
- Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Denmark was 10.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by labour status recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by labour status recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for early leavers from education and training by labour status?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by labour status rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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