Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes was 5.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark stood at 5.2%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2018.
That places Denmark 79th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.5% | — |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -34.2% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -13.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 5.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.5%, 62% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 5.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 56% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.2% | 8.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- 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)
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 5.2% in 2018, 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 10.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 79th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.