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Share of schools with access to electricity in Denmark

Denmark: Share of schools with access to electricity was 100.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 117 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2001
All-time low
100.0%
in 2001
Years of data
21
2001–2021

Share of schools with access to electricity in Denmark, 2001–2021

0204060801002001201120212001: 100 %2002: 100 %2003: 100 %2004: 100 %2005: 100 %2006: 100 %2007: 100 %2008: 100 %2009: 100 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %2018: 100 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 100.0% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2001.

Denmark ranks 1st of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 9
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of schools with access to electricity in Denmark?
Share of schools with access to electricity in Denmark was 100.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
How does Denmark rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
Denmark ranks 1st out of 117 countries with data for 2021.
Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of schools with access to electricity
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
117 places, 1,140 data points, 2000–2024
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