Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Denmark

Denmark: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 115,155 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
115,155 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 105 countries
All-time high
115,155 number
in 2018
All-time low
107,013 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Denmark, 2013–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2013201520182013: 107.0k number2014: 110.9k number2015: 114.8k number2016: 114.2k number2017: 114.8k number2018: 115.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Denmark stood at 115,155 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

That places Denmark 47th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Denmark, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 107,013 number —
2014 110,875 number +3.6%
2015 114,830 number +3.6%
2016 114,179 number -0.6%
2017 114,804 number +0.5%
2018 115,155 number +0.3%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 115,155 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 103,875 number, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 115,155 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 103,875 number, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 44 Honduras 134,876 number compare
  2. 45 Norway 120,165 number compare
  3. 46 Ghana 117,620 number compare
  4. 48 Palestine 112,301 number compare
  5. 49 Portugal 112,049 number compare
  6. 50 New Zealand 111,232 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Denmark?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Denmark was 115,155 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 115,155 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 107,013 number in 2013.
How does Denmark rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
Denmark ranks 47th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.