Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Denmark, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Denmark is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Denmark peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7881 GPIA, in 2014.
Denmark ranks 21st of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.841 GPIA | 0.7881 GPIA | 0.8758 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9786 GPIA | 0.8964 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (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 1.02 GPIA 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 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7881 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Denmark ranks 21st out of 37 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 29.9%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release