Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 6.7% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Denmark stood at 6.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Denmark peaked at 35.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 86th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.4% | — |
| 1965 | 17.3% | +20.1% |
| 1970 | 22.1% | +27.6% |
| 1975 | 24.8% | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 26.0% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 28.8% | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -77.5% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | +347.7% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -79.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.9% | 14.4% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 23.4% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 26.0% | 28.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 33.1% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- 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)
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 6.7% 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 35.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Denmark ranks 86th 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 81.2%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)