Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologie in Denmark
Denmark: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologie was 24.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologie in Denmark, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in information and communication technologie in Denmark stood at 24.0%.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication technologie in Denmark peaked at 24.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2001.
Denmark ranks 45th of 85 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 Information and Communication Technologie in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.4% | — |
| 2000 | 14.6% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +32.7% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 14.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.5% | 24.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 42 Guyana 26.6% compare
- 43 El Salvador 26.2% compare
- 44 Republic of Korea 24.3% compare
- 46 United States of America 23.6% compare
- 47 Colombia 23.3% compare
- 48 New Zealand 23.1% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication technologie in Denmark?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication technologie in Denmark was 24.0% 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 information and communication technologie recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication technologie recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for female share of graduates in information and communication technologie?
- Denmark ranks 45th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication technologie rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologies 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.