Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark
Denmark: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 27.7% 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 27.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark peaked at 27.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1994.
That places Denmark 22nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 16.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 20.3% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.5% | 27.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 19 Lithuania, Republic of 28.9% compare
- 20 Ukraine 28.6% compare
- 21 Palestine, State of 27.9% compare
- 23 Latvia, Republic of 26.8% compare
- 24 Spain 25.0% compare
- 25 Germany 24.8% 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Denmark was 27.7% 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 27.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 95 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 19.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release