Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 19.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 19.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Denmark peaked at 19.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, 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: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.3% | — |
| 1965 | 5.8% | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 7.2% | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | +27.2% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 11.1% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.4% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 17 Japan 19.9% compare
- 18 Lithuania 19.9% compare
- 19 Netherlands 19.1% compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.8% compare
- 22 Sweden 18.6% compare
- 23 New Zealand 18.3% compare
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,251 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Denmark was 19.0% 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Denmark ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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 population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary