Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 39.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark, 1993β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 39.6% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark peaked at 40.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1993.
That places Denmark 22nd out of 102 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 26.3% | 30.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 27.2% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 31.9% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 38.9% | 40.0% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark was 39.6% 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 40.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1993.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 102 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 up 13.4%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release