Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 37.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Denmark, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Denmark stood at 37.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Denmark peaked at 37.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2006.
Denmark ranks 43rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 28.5% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 29.4% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 35.3% | 37.8% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Denmark?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Denmark was 37.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Denmark ranks 43rd out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release