Music schools and performance of music
How many active subject enrolments do music school students have at Danish music schools? How many students attend the music schools? And what does musical participation look like in the general population? This set of statistics sheds light on activity levels at the music schools as well as musical engagement in the population.
Selected statistics on Music schools and performance of music
Active enrolments of music school students
Data is based on a total inventory of municipal and supported independent music schools. Data is collected from music schools through a survey questionnaire and through a transfer of detailed data from the music schools’ student administration systems. Moreover, population lists and administrative data on salaries and obtained grants are collected from the Culture and Palace Agency. Finally, population data on municipalities are directly obtained from (Statistics Denmark population statistics.)[www.Statbank.dk/folk1]
Music school students
Data is based on a total inventory of municipal and supported independent music schools. Data is collected from music schools through a survey questionnaire and through a transfer of detailed data from the music schools’ student administration systems. Moreover, population lists and administrative data on salaries and obtained grants are collected from the Culture and Palace Agency. Finally, population data on municipalities are directly obtained from (Statistics Denmark population statistics.)[www.Statbank.dk/folk1]
Students in basic musical courses (MKG)
Data is based on a total inventory of municipal and supported independent music schools. Data is collected from music schools through a survey questionnaire and through a transfer of detailed data from the music schools’ student administration systems. Moreover, population lists and administrative data on salaries and obtained grants are collected from the Culture and Palace Agency. Finally, population data on municipalities are directly obtained from (Statistics Denmark population statistics.)[www.Statbank.dk/folk1]
Talent students
Data is based on a total inventory of municipal and supported independent music schools. Data is collected from music schools through a survey questionnaire and through a transfer of detailed data from the music schools’ student administration systems. Moreover, population lists and administrative data on salaries and obtained grants are collected from the Culture and Palace Agency. Finally, population data on municipalities are directly obtained from (Statistics Denmark population statistics.)[www.Statbank.dk/folk1]
Music school events
Data is based on a total inventory of municipal and supported independent music schools. Data is collected from music schools through a survey questionnaire and through a transfer of detailed data from the music schools’ student administration systems. Moreover, population lists and administrative data on salaries and obtained grants are collected from the Culture and Palace Agency. Finally, population data on municipalities are directly obtained from (Statistics Denmark population statistics.)[www.Statbank.dk/folk1]
Education of employees at music schools
Data is based on a total inventory of municipal and supported independent music schools. Data is collected from music schools through a survey questionnaire and through a transfer of detailed data from the music schools’ student administration systems. Moreover, population lists and administrative data on salaries and obtained grants are collected from the Culture and Palace Agency. Finally, population data on municipalities are directly obtained from (Statistics Denmark population statistics.)[www.Statbank.dk/folk1]
Music participation among the population
The Cultural Habits Survey data is compiled from questionnaire surveys among a random sample and from demographic information drawn from Statistics Denmark's population register. The random sample is drawn randomly with equal likelihood for each person in the population. Persons without a registered address in the Civil Registration System, with a town hall address or with a non-public address are not eligible to be drawn. Every quarter a sample of 15,100 persons is drawn. This sample is divided into four groups which each participant is assigned to with equal likeliness. The groups are used used to divide respondents across four different versions of the survey questionnaire.
Survey questionnaire for the Cultural Habits Survey 2026 in Danish.
The statistic on membership for youth and outdoor activities organisations is compiled on the basis of reports from the following organisations:
- The Danish Scout Association
- FDF - a Christian organisation for children and youth in Denmark
- The Green Girl Guides in Denmark
- YMCA Scouts in Denmark
- Danish Baptist Scout Association
- DUI-LEG og VIRKE - a children's association
- DCU (Danish Camping Association)
- The Danish Society for Nature Conservation
- Danish Association of Hunters
- The Danish Horticultural Society
- The Danish Ramblers' Association
- DOF - The Danish Ornithological Society
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose of the Cultural Habits Survey is to document the cultural habits of the residents of Denmark. Culture is broadly defined, as the survey covers habits within the topics of culture, media and recreational activities, e.g. concerts, performing arts, cinema, literature, exercise, digital games and hobbies. The survey has been carried out regularly since 1964. Statistics Denmark has carried out the survey from 2018-2023 and in 2024-, while previous surveys have been carried out by the Ministry of Culture. The survey has been carried out with a new questionnaire since the first quarter of 2024, and is therefore not directly comparable with previous versions.
Statistics on music schools show the activities of music schools in Denmark and include various accounts of student activities and key figures for staff and finances. The statistics comprise municipal and independent music schools that receive state operating grants and are prepared for the 2012/13 season and onwards by Statistics Denmark on behalf of the Ministry of Culture. Before 2012, the Danish Agency for Libraries and Media (now: the Culture and Palaces Agency) produced similar statistics.