Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Denmark
Denmark: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 62.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology 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 other fields than science, technology in Denmark stood at 62.3%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Denmark peaked at 65.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2017.
That places Denmark 61st out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.5% | — |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 62.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.8%, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 62.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.0%, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5% | 62.5% | 62.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 62.7% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 62.3% | 64.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Denmark?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Denmark was 62.3% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Denmark ranks 61st out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.