Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark
Denmark: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9999 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.9999 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark peaked at 1 index in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9998 index, in 1982.
That places Denmark 129th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9999 index | 0.9998 index | 0.9999 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9999 index | 0.9998 index | 0.9999 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9999 index | 0.9998 index | 0.9999 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9999 index | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More gender data for Denmark
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 32,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 31,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 32,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark was 0.9999 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9998 index in 1982.
- How does Denmark rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Denmark ranks 129th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.