Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 39.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 39.8% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Denmark peaked at 40.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2008.
Denmark ranks 25th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 30.5% | 35.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 32.1% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.1% | 40.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 22 Philippines 41.0% compare
- 23 Netherlands 40.5% compare
- 24 Malta 40.1% compare
- 26 Finland 39.7% compare
- 27 Azerbaijan, Republic of 39.4% compare
- 28 France 38.8% compare
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 39.8% 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 40.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Denmark ranks 25th out of 75 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 13.7%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release