Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark
Denmark: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 100.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 57 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2003
All-time low
26.9%
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark, 1998–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 100.0% for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1998.
That places Denmark 1st out of 57 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.9% | — |
| 1999 | 29.8% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 98.2% | +216.8% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 26.9% | 29.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 31.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
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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 share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Denmark was 100.0% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1998.
- How does Denmark rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 57 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release