Denmark vs Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
5.8%
in 2023
Estonia
6.3%
in 2024
Denmark rank
44th
Estonia rank
41st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 6.3% against 5.8% in Denmark, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 44th and Estonia ranks 41st of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.7% | 1.4% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 6.0% | 1.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.9% | 0.2% | Estonia |
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 Estonia?
- Estonia, at 6.3% against 5.8% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Estonia?
- 0.5%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 44th and Estonia ranks 41st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). 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