Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary was 48.0% 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 48.0% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark peaked at 48.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2008.
Denmark ranks 18th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 35.6% | — |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 48.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.5%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 48.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.7%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 32.8% | 35.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 35.0% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 45.3% | 48.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 15 Cyprus 49.4% compare
- 16 New Zealand 48.8% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 48.5% compare
- 19 South Korea 47.9% compare
- 20 Finland 47.8% compare
- 21 Greece 43.3% compare
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 48.0% 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 48.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Denmark ranks 18th out of 77 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 20.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release