Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.21 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.21 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.787 GPIA, in 2014.
Denmark ranks 30th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9935 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8769 GPIA | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9177 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9803 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.14 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.19 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.16 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.787 GPIA | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 GPIA | +54.3% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.23 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.23 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.21 GPIA | -1.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.21 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1.21 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +54.3% | 0.787 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA |
| 2014 | -35.0% | 1.21 GPIA | 0.787 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9665 GPIA | 0.8769 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPIA | 0.787 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark was 1.21 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.787 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Denmark ranks 30th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release