Belgium vs Denmark: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary

Belgium
37.9%
in 2023
Denmark
38.3%
in 2023
Belgium rank
31st
Denmark rank
29th

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
010203040199120072023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 38.3% against 37.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Denmark ahead.

Belgium ranks 31st and Denmark ranks 29th of 129 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 20.1% 21.3% 1.2% Denmark
2000s 25.3% 29.7% 4.4% Denmark
2010s 32.2% 33.7% 1.5% Denmark
2020s 37.3% 37.7% 0.4% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, Belgium or Denmark?
Denmark, at 38.3% against 37.9% in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary between Belgium and Denmark?
0.4%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
Belgium ranks 31st and Denmark ranks 29th of 129 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs Denmark: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-at-least-completed-short-cycle-tertiary-population-25-total/belgium/denmark/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-at-least-completed-short-cycle-tertiary-population-25-total/belgium/denmark/">Belgium vs Denmark: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
Unit
cumulative
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
129 places, 2,142 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.