Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Denmark
Denmark: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 13.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.2
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
17.1
in 2008
All-time low
9.7
in 2016
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Denmark, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 13.2 for early leavers from formal education by labour status in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Denmark peaked at 17.1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.7, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.5 | — |
| 2005 | 10.7 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 12 | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 16.9 | +40.8% |
| 2008 | 17.1 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 15.7 | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 15.8 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.3 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 13.3 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 11.7 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.5 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 10.8 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 11.8 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 11.7 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.7 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 12 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 12.1 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.8 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 13.3 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 13.2 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.82 | 10.5 | 17.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.08 | 9.7 | 15.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.35 | 10.7 | 13.3 | 6 |
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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 formal education by labour status in Denmark?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Denmark was 13.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1 in 2008.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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