Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 62nd of 114 countries on this measure, 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -20.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 0.3% 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 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 62nd out of 114 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 36.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release