Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Denmark, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Denmark stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Denmark peaked at 0.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
That places Denmark 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 0.4% 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 0.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Denmark ranks 54th out of 120 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 3.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release