Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Denmark

Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary was 40.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
40.9%
World rank
29th
of 144 countries
All-time high
40.9%
in 2010
All-time low
9.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Denmark, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 9.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 12.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 11.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 17.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 25.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 32.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 25.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 25.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 23.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 39.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 40.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Denmark stood at 40.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 73.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Denmark peaked at 40.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1960.

That places Denmark 29th 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: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Denmark, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 9.6%
1965 12.7% +32.3%
1970 11.5% -9.6%
1975 17.6% +53.0%
1980 25.3% +44.0%
1985 32.1% +26.9%
1990 25.1% -21.8%
1995 25.7% +2.5%
2000 23.6% -8.2%
2005 39.9% +68.8%
2010 40.9% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.1% 9.6% 12.7% 2
1970s 14.5% 11.5% 17.6% 2
1980s 28.7% 25.3% 32.1% 2
1990s 25.4% 25.1% 25.7% 2
2000s 31.8% 23.6% 39.9% 2
2010s 40.9% 40.9% 40.9% 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 26 Netherlands 43.0% compare
  2. 27 Sweden 42.1% compare
  3. 28 Slovenia 41.0% compare
  4. 30 Cuba 40.6% compare
  5. 31 Finland 40.0% compare
  6. 32 Macau, China 39.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Denmark?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Denmark was 40.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1960.
How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary?
Denmark ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)