Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Denmark

Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 28.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
28.6%
World rank
21st
of 144 countries
All-time high
28.6%
in 2010
All-time low
8.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Denmark, 1960–2010

10152025301960198520101960: 8.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 8.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 9.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 11.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 12.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 16.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 17 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 20.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 20.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 25.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 28.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 28.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Denmark peaked at 28.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1960.

That places Denmark 21st 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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Denmark, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 8.1%
1965 8.9% +9.6%
1970 9.1% +2.5%
1975 11.1% +21.0%
1980 12.9% +17.1%
1985 16.6% +28.0%
1990 17.0% +2.4%
1995 20.2% +18.8%
2000 20.6% +2.1%
2005 25.1% +21.7%
2010 28.6% +14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.5% 8.1% 8.9% 2
1970s 10.1% 9.1% 11.1% 2
1980s 14.8% 12.9% 16.6% 2
1990s 18.6% 17.0% 20.2% 2
2000s 22.8% 20.6% 25.1% 2
2010s 28.6% 28.6% 28.6% 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 18 Norway 29.4% compare
  2. 19 Lithuania 29.3% compare
  3. 20 Netherlands 28.8% compare
  4. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28.3% compare
  5. 23 Sweden 28.1% compare
  6. 24 Iceland 27.6% compare

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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 28.6% 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1960.
How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
Denmark ranks 21st 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 38.9%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)