Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Denmark
Denmark: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 50.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Denmark, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 50.8% for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in 2017.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Denmark peaked at 53.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1999.
Denmark ranks 68th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.3% | — |
| 2000 | 43.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 43.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 49.9% | 53.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 65 Kyrgyzstan 52.6% compare
- 66 Italy 52.1% compare
- 67 Eswatini 51.7% compare
- 69 United States of America 50.5% compare
- 70 Palestine, State of 50.4% compare
- 71 Luxembourg 50.1% compare
More education data for Denmark
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Denmark?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Denmark was 50.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Denmark ranks 68th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.