Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA was 0.3689 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Denmark, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Denmark stood at 0.3689 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Denmark peaked at 0.3689 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3079 LPIA, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 31st of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Denmark, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3127 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.3079 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3359 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3493 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3632 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3414 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3314 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3672 LPIA | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3592 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3689 LPIA | +2.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.3689 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4548 LPIA, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.3689 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4538 LPIA, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3351 LPIA | 0.3079 LPIA | 0.3632 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3567 LPIA | 0.3314 LPIA | 0.3689 LPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Denmark was 0.3689 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3689 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3079 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release