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
6th
of 47 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 6th of 47 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 | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.5% | — |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +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 | 12.0% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 13.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.3%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 13.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 10.5% | 17.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 13.3% | 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 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 6th out of 47 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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