Australia vs Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
10.1%
in 2023
Denmark
10.3%
in 2023
Australia rank
54th
Denmark rank
52nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 10.3% against 10.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Denmark ranks 52nd of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 6.5% | 5.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 8.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.7% | 1.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 10.3% against 10.1% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Denmark?
- 0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 54th and Denmark ranks 52nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). 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