Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.0% 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 3.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 4.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2012.
Denmark ranks 73rd of 124 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.1% | — |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +58.4% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (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 3.0% 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 4.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 73rd out of 124 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 1.2%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release