Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Denmark, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.3% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Denmark peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 16th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8% | — |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +10.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 1.3% 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 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 67 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 63.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release