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»It is very serious«: The failure rate in 9th grade has gotten stuck at an alarmingly high level

The last day of school was recently celebrated in Fælledparken in Copenhagen. But if the final exams go as they have in recent years, a large share of students will not pass both Danish and math. Foto: Martin Lehmann
The last day of school was recently celebrated in Fælledparken in Copenhagen. But if the final exams go as they have in recent years, a large share of students will not pass both Danish and math. Foto: Martin Lehmann
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Far too many students are still leaving Denmark’s public schools without passing the final exams in both Danish and math.

For the third year in a row, it applies to every ninth student, according to an analysis by the Economic Council of the Labor Movement. That suggests the share who fail has leveled off at an alarmingly high level.

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