Education

Education in Denmark is compulsory for children below 15 or 16. The school years up to the age of fifteen/sixteen are known as Folkeskole ("public school"). About 82% of young people continue further with their studies. Government-funded education is usually free of charge and open to all. Denmark also has private schools and about 13% of all children at basic school level attend private schools.

According to the United Nations' Education Index, Denmark ranks amongst the highest in the world, tied with Australia, Cuba, Finland and New Zealand

Studying in Denmark

Higher educational programmes
Basic and youth study programmes
Folk high schools
How to apply
Extension
Termination

List of International Schools in Denmark

Copenhagen:
Bernadotte Skolen
Bjørn's International School
Copenhagen International School (CIS)
Hørsholm International School
Østerbro International School
Nørre Gymnasium
Prince Henrik's School
Rygaards School
Sankt Petri Schule

Esbjeg:
Esbjerg International School

Ikast:
Ikast-Brande International School

Kolding:
The Cosmo: International School of Southern Denmark

Næstved:
Herlufsholm Skole

Præstø:
Tokai University Boarding School

Århus:
International School of Århus

Sønderborg:
International School of Als

List of Universities in Denmark

Universities teaching both arts and sciences
University of Copenhagen, in Copenhagen
Aarhus University, in Aarhus and Copenhagen (Emdrup)
University of Southern Denmark, in Odense, Kolding, Esbjerg, Sønderborg, Slagelse and Copenhagen.
Aalborg University, in Aalborg, Esbjerg and Copenhagen (Ballerup)
Roskilde University, in Roskilde

Universities and Colleges teaching sciences only
Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen
IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
The Engineering College of Aarhus
Copenhagen University College of Engineering

Universities and Colleges teaching arts only
The Danish School of Media and Journalism
The Royal Academy of Music of Aarhus and Aalborg
Rhythmic Music Conservatory (RMC)
The Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Southern Denmark (AMDA)
The Royal Danish Academy of Music
Aarhus School of Architecture
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
The Royal School of Library and Information Science

Universities teaching business only
Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen

Colleges teaching hospitality skills only
Copenhagen Hospitality College, Copenhagen

Professionally-oriented colleges/universities - University College
Metropolitan University College
University College Capital
University College Lillebaelt
University College of Northern Denmark
University College Sealand
University College South
VIA University College

Health

Healthcare in Denmark is largely financed through county and municipal taxation with integrated funding and provision of health care at the local county level. Most primary care in Denmark is provided by general practitioners. The municipal health services provide health visitors, home nurses and school health care.

Hospital care is mainly provided by hospitals owned and run by the counties or in the case of Copenhagen the Copenhagen Hospital Corporation. There are few private hospital providers, and they account for less than 1% of hospital beds.

The central government plays a relatively limited role in health care in Denmark. It mainly deals with regulation, and is responsible for determining national health legislation, formulating regulation, providing guidelines for the health sector, providing health and health care-related information, promoting quality and tackling patient complaints.

Denmark spends 9.8% of GDP on healthcare. The life expectancy in Denmark is 78.6 years. There is 1 doctor for every 294 persons in Denmark.

List of Hospitals in Denmark

Amager Hospital on the island of Amager, Copenhagen
Bispebjerg Hospital in Copenhagen
Bornholms Hospital on the island of Bornholm
Frederiksberg Hospital in Frederiksberg
Gentofte Hospital in Gentofte
Glostrup Hospital in Glostrup
Herlev Hospital in Herlev
Hvidovre Hospital in Hvidovre
Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri
Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen
Århus Universitetshospital Skejby in Århus
Aalborg Sygehus in Aalborg, Dronninglund, and Brovst