Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark is 5.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 5.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2003.
That places Denmark 42nd 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 | 3.2% | — |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 290,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,282 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 168,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.8 % 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 5.6% 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 5.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 42nd 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 61.1%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release