End month of the academic school year in Denmark
Denmark: End month of the academic school year was 8 tertiary education in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
8 tertiary education
in 2021
All-time low
5 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
End month of the academic school year in Denmark, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
In 2024, end month of the academic school year in Denmark stood at 8 tertiary education. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Denmark peaked at 8 tertiary education in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5 tertiary education, in 1998.
Denmark ranks 53rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in Denmark, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 tertiary education | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 7 tertiary education | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 tertiary education | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 53 Barbados 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Cote d'Ivoire 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Czechia 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Germany 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Dominica 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Spain 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Estonia 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 United Kingdom 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Ghana 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Gambia 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Croatia 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Iraq 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Italy 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Liechtenstein 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Lithuania 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Monaco 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Moldova 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Oman 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Poland 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Portugal 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Romania 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Suriname 8 tertiary education compare
- 53 Togo 8 tertiary education compare
More education data for Denmark
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is end month of the academic school year in Denmark?
- End month of the academic school year in Denmark was 8 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 8 tertiary education in 2021.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tertiary education in 1998.
- How does Denmark rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Denmark ranks 53rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 End month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release