Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 8.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2018.
Denmark ranks 87th of 124 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 in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.7% | — |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +38.7% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -47.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.9671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 253,132 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 269,011 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9043 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3264 % 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 3.5% 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 8.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 87th 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 20.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release