Australia vs Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts

Australia
12.1%
in 2018
Denmark
11.5%
in 2018
Australia rank
17th
Denmark rank
20th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time

  • Australia
  • Denmark
051015199920082018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 12.1% against 11.5% in Denmark, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 20th of 97 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 13.8% 8.8% 5.0% Australia
2000s 10.7% 13.2% 2.5% Denmark
2010s 10.6% 12.0% 1.4% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Australia or Denmark?
Australia, at 12.1% against 11.5% in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Australia and Denmark?
0.6%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
Australia ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 20th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.