Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.5785 LPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.5785 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark peaked at 0.6258 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5361 LPIA, in 2015.
That places Denmark 32nd out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5977 LPIA | 0.5834 LPIA | 0.6258 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5659 LPIA | 0.5361 LPIA | 0.5923 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5578 LPIA | 0.5484 LPIA | 0.5785 LPIA | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark was 0.5785 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6258 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5361 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release