Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.7092 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7092 GPIA
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
26th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7092 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.533 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
9
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Denmark, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Denmark stood at 0.7092 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Denmark peaked at 0.7092 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.533 GPIA, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 26th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6955 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.533 GPIA | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6685 GPIA | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6962 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6478 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7091 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6972 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6645 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7092 GPIA | +6.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.7092 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.7092 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6482 GPIA | 0.533 GPIA | 0.6962 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.695 GPIA | 0.6645 GPIA | 0.7092 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 23 United States 0.7531 GPIA compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 0.7482 GPIA compare
- 25 Latvia 0.7394 GPIA compare
- 27 Sweden 0.7023 GPIA compare
- 28 North Macedonia 0.7 GPIA compare
- 29 Israel 0.6954 GPIA compare
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Denmark was 0.7092 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7092 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.533 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release