Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.9% 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 2.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 2.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Denmark 51st out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -40.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +85.4% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -26.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -25.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,251 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0352 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,987 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9199 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0371 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 2.9% 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 2.9% in 2023.
- 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 51st 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 77.8%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release