Share of students from abroad in Denmark
Denmark: Share of students from abroad was 9.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of students from abroad in Denmark, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students from abroad in Denmark is 9.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Denmark peaked at 10.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2008.
That places Denmark 47th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 2.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students from abroad in Denmark?
- Share of students from abroad in Denmark was 9.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for share of students from abroad?
- Denmark ranks 47th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International students as a share of the country's overall tertiary enrollment. International students are those who move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.