Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
98th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 2000
Years of data
24
1999–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 98th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 95 Belgium 0.8% compare
- 96 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
- 97 Iceland 0.8% compare
- 99 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8% compare
- 100 Dominican Republic 0.8% compare
- 101 United Arab Emirates 0.8% compare
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 0.8% 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 0.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 98th out of 121 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 2.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release