page_title: Languages of Denmark
hierarchical_section_title: Languages of Denmark
caption_attribution_description: A map of Danish dialects.
context_page_description: The Kingdom of Denmark has only one official language, Danish, the national language of the Danish people, but there are several minority languages spoken, namely Faroese, German, and Greenlandic.
  A large majority of Danes also speak English as a second language; it is mandatory for Danish students to learn from the first grade in the public elementary schools, by far the most popular option in the country. In the 1st grade of folkeskole, a third language option is given, usually German or French. The vast majority pick German. The third most widely understood foreign language is Swedish, with about 13% of Danes reporting to be able to speak it.
context_section_description: The Kingdom of Denmark has only one official language, Danish, the national language of the Danish people, but there are several minority languages spoken, namely Faroese, German, and Greenlandic.
  A large majority (about 86%) of Danes also speak English as a second language; it is mandatory for Danish students to learn from the first grade in the public elementary schools (Danish: folkeskole), by far the most popular option in the country. In the 1st (or 3rd, depends on the school) grade of folkeskole, a third language option is given, usually German or French. The vast majority pick German (about 47% of Danes report being able to speak conversational German). The third most widely understood foreign language is Swedish, with about 13% of Danes reporting to be able to speak it.
caption: Danish dialects
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