Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female was 0.82 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Denmark stood at 0.82. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Denmark peaked at 0.82 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 22nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.14 | — |
| 1965 | 0.17 | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 0.19 | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.23 | +21.1% |
| 1980 | 0.27 | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 0.35 | +29.6% |
| 1990 | 0.42 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.53 | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 0.63 | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.77 | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.82 | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.155 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.475 | 0.42 | 0.53 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 0.63 | 0.77 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 122,855 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Denmark was 0.82 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.