Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary was 24.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Denmark stood at 24.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Denmark peaked at 24.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1970.
That places Denmark 16th 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 35-39 with tertiary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.8% | — |
| 1965 | 6.6% | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 5.7% | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | +50.2% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | +37.9% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +43.1% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 10.1% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 19.9% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 18.2% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 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 35-39 with tertiary in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Denmark was 24.8% 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 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1970.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary