Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Denmark, 2014–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Denmark stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Denmark peaked at 1.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
That places Denmark 14th out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Denmark?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Denmark was 1.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Denmark ranks 14th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.