Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Denmark

Denmark: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 39,237 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
39,237 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
43rd
of 103 countries
All-time high
41,951 number
in 2016
All-time low
38,437 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Denmark, 2013–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2013201520182013: 38.4k number2014: 40.1k number2015: 41.9k number2016: 42.0k number2017: 39.8k number2018: 39.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 39,237 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in 2018.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Denmark ranks 43rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number) in Denmark, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 38,437 number —
2014 40,088 number +4.3%
2015 41,932 number +4.6%
2016 41,951 number +0.0%
2017 39,794 number -5.1%
2018 39,237 number -1.4%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 39,237 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 39,485 number, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 39,237 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,636 number, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 40 Saudi Arabia 40,727 number compare
  2. 41 Finland 39,867 number compare
  3. 42 Croatia 39,733 number compare
  4. 44 Israel 39,180 number compare
  5. 45 Cuba 37,633 number compare
  6. 46 Switzerland 36,036 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Denmark?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Denmark was 39,237 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 41,951 number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 38,437 number in 2013.
How does Denmark rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
Denmark ranks 43rd out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 983 data points, 2004–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the masters or equivalent (ISCED 7) level.