Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 20.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 20.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 29.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2012.
Denmark ranks 9th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.8% | — |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 21.7% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 22.6% | 9 |
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 in Denmark?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark was 20.9% 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 29.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 9th 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 7.2%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.