Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark
Denmark: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.13 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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 1.13 index for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark peaked at 1.14 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.04 index, in 1996.
That places Denmark 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 index | 1.06 index | 1.13 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 index | 1.13 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 index | 1.13 index | 1.14 index | 6 |
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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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark was 1.13 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 index in 1996.
- How does Denmark rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Denmark ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.