Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 25.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 25.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 26.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 72nd of 124 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.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.1% | — |
| 2000 | 15.6% | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 15.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 20.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.2% | 26.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,251 (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 25.2% 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 26.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 72nd out of 124 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 down 5.0%. 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release