Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 2.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Denmark is 2.6%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Denmark peaked at 13.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1990.
That places Denmark 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.3% | — |
| 1965 | 6.4% | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | +30.4% |
| 1975 | 9.4% | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 9.8% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -77.4% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +349.2% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -79.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Denmark was 2.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Denmark ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. 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 population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary