Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are was 45.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Denmark, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Denmark stood at 45.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Denmark peaked at 45.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2014.
Denmark ranks 38th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40.5% | — |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.6% | 40.5% | 44.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 41.8% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Denmark?
- Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Denmark was 45.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are?
- Denmark ranks 38th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release