Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary was 43.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 43.0% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark peaked at 43.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2014.
Denmark ranks 30th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 31.2% | — |
| 2011 | 33.4% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +33.2% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 43.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 43.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.3%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 29.4% | 41.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 41.5% | 43.0% | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark was 43.0% 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 43.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Denmark ranks 30th out of 111 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 16.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release