Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.95 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.95 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Denmark peaked at 0.95 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.27, in 1960.
That places Denmark 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.27 | — |
| 1965 | 0.29 | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.37 | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 0.43 | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 0.55 | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 0.56 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.67 | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 0.68 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.83 | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 0.95 | +14.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.95 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.79, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.95 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.78, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.335 | 0.3 | 0.37 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.55 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.615 | 0.56 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.755 | 0.68 | 0.83 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Denmark was 0.95 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 25+, total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Denmark ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.