Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 11.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Denmark, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 11.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Denmark peaked at 15.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1999.
That places Denmark 31st out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.0% | — |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +30.5% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.6% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 28 Morocco 12.0% compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 11.7% compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 11.5% compare
- 32 North Macedonia 11.2% compare
- 33 Lithuania 11.2% compare
- 34 Serbia 11.1% compare
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Denmark?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Denmark was 11.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release