Adult literacy rate in Denmark is 99%. Government expenditure on education is 7.8% of GDP. The education index of Denmark is 0.873 - formal education levels are high, secondary education is a standard for most of the population; higher education is highly available and widespread due to the fact that graduates are economically demanded, and in many such countries having a higher education is also becoming a default option. People in Denmark speak the Danish language.

English language
In Denmark, around 1% of the population or 4,770,000 people speak English. 4,770,000 of Denmark's population use English as either foreign or second language.