The most common type of primary school in Denmark are public schools, folkeskoler, counting 1,066 schools in 2022. During the same year, the second most common type of schools was free and private schools, friskoler og private grundskoler, with 550 schools. The total number of primary schools in Denmark decreased between 2012 and 2022.
Number of primary schools in Denmark in 2022, by type
Characteristic
Number of primary schools
Special schools
167
Schools for maladjusted children
121
Boarding schools
241
Private basic schools
547
Public basic schools
1,066
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Ministry of Children and Education. (April 24, 2023). Number of primary schools in Denmark in 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111292/number-of-primary-schools-in-denmark-by-type/
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