Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 10.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark peaked at 11.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1999.
Denmark ranks 31st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.5% | — |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 9 |
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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 10.0% in 2018, 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 11.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.