Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark stood at 10.8%.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 12.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1999.
That places Denmark 45th 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 | 6.6% | — |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 253,132 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 10.8% 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 12.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 45th 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 18.1%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release