Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 74.5% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Denmark, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Denmark stood at 74.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Denmark peaked at 81.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 2023.
Denmark ranks 79th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 77.8% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 77.4% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.5% | 76.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Denmark?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Denmark was 74.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Denmark ranks 79th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release