Share of students studying abroad in Denmark
Denmark: Share of students studying abroad was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of students studying abroad in Denmark, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of students studying abroad in Denmark stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students studying abroad in Denmark peaked at 3.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2015.
That places Denmark 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 4 |
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 studying abroad in Denmark?
- Share of students studying abroad in Denmark was 2.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students studying abroad recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of students studying abroad recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for share of students studying abroad?
- Denmark ranks 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of students studying abroad rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 studying abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's tertiary level students studying abroad as international students. International students are those that move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.