Policy Document

Law amending the Public School Act (Law 369 of 26 May 2008)

Year

2009

Country

Denmark

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Compulsory Schooling

Main implications

Participation in grade 0 is made compulsory. Compulsory education thus has a duration of ten years (from August of the calendar year in which the child turns six years old).

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Children between age six and 16

Age range

6 - 16

Duration (numbers of years of compulsory education stipulated by this document)

10

ISCED levels included in compulsory education

0-2

Is educational tracking implemented or modified by this document?

No

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

Lovtidende A: Lov om ændring af lov om folkeskolen (Udvidelse af undervisningspligten til 10 år, mål- og indholdsbeskrivelse for skolefritidsordninger m.v.). Undervisningsministeriet, Journalnummer 158.714.021

Original full text web source in native language

https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx

Author

Lene Tølbøll
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Aalborg University

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2014): Policy: "Legal Ordinance Concerning the Increase in Public Support for Childbirth and the Extension of Maternity Leave (East Germany, 1945-1990)" (Information provided by Lene Tølbøll). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].