Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.7%
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
8th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2000–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 1.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.
Denmark ranks 8th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -55.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -56.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +48.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +215.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 1.7% 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 1.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 8th out of 72 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 10.3%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release