Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 1.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
That places Denmark 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +102.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +46.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.5% compare
- 3 Eritrea 1.4% compare
- 4 New Zealand 1.4% compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 1.4% compare
- 7 Tunisia 1.3% compare
- 8 Singapore 1.3% compare
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release