The levels ofeducation inGreenland areprimary,secondary andhigher education. A 10-year primary education is compulsory for all children aged between 6 and 16. Education in Greenland is controlled by the Greenlandic Department of Education.[1]Danish is taught as a second language starting in the first grade.[2]
Following primary school,Greenlanders can choose to go to a secondary education, either in agymnasium (a Nordic type of school similar tohigh school), or avocational education.[3] Many Greenlanders choose to leave Greenland forDenmark to continue their education, either after primary school, or gymnasium.[4]
Greenlanders pursuing a high education can go to university in Denmark, holding the same rights as any otherDanish citizen. They can also choose to stay in Greenland and pursue a higher education in the capital city ofNuuk, at theUniversity of Greenland.[4]