Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 7.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Denmark, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Denmark stood at 7.2%.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Denmark peaked at 11.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1999.
Denmark ranks 46th of 123 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.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.0% | — |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +50.6% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 arts in Denmark?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Denmark was 7.2% 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 11.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Denmark ranks 46th 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 24.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release