Denmark vs Turkey: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
6.6%
in 2023
Turkey
7.5%
in 2023
Denmark rank
103rd
Turkey rank
101st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7.5% against 6.6% in Denmark, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Turkey ahead.
Denmark ranks 103rd and Turkey ranks 101st of 124 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 17.5% | 5.9% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 20.3% | 9.8% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 12.7% | 4.4% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.7% | 0.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7.5% against 6.6% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Turkey?
- 0.9%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Turkey?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Turkey rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 103rd and Turkey ranks 101st of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release