Denmark vs South Africa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
0.9%
in 2023
South Africa
0.9%
in 2023
Denmark rank
59th
South Africa rank
62nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- South Africa
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Africa ahead.
Denmark ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 116 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Denmark |
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 South Africa?
- Denmark, at 0.9% against 0.9% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and South Africa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 116 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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