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Start of the academic school year in Denmark

Denmark: Start of the academic school year was 2,023 tertiary education in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2,023 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
31st
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,023 tertiary education
in 2024
All-time low
1,969 tertiary education
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Start of the academic school year in Denmark, 1970–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

In 2024, start of the academic school year in Denmark stood at 2,023 tertiary education. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Denmark peaked at 2,023 tertiary education in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,969 tertiary education, in 1970.

That places Denmark 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Start of the academic school year in Denmark, year by year

Year tertiary education Change
1970 1,969 tertiary education —
1971 1,970 tertiary education +0.1%
1972 1,971 tertiary education +0.1%
1973 1,972 tertiary education +0.1%
1974 1,973 tertiary education +0.1%
1975 1,974 tertiary education +0.1%
1976 1,975 tertiary education +0.1%
1977 1,976 tertiary education +0.1%
1978 1,977 tertiary education +0.1%
1979 1,978 tertiary education +0.1%
1980 1,979 tertiary education +0.1%
1981 1,980 tertiary education +0.1%
1982 1,981 tertiary education +0.1%
1983 1,982 tertiary education +0.1%
1984 1,983 tertiary education +0.1%
1985 1,984 tertiary education +0.1%
1986 1,985 tertiary education +0.1%
1987 1,986 tertiary education +0.1%
1988 1,987 tertiary education +0.1%
1989 1,988 tertiary education +0.1%
1990 1,989 tertiary education +0.1%
1991 1,990 tertiary education +0.1%
1992 1,991 tertiary education +0.1%
1993 1,992 tertiary education +0.1%
1994 1,993 tertiary education +0.1%
1995 1,994 tertiary education +0.1%
1996 1,995 tertiary education +0.1%
1997 1,996 tertiary education +0.1%
1998 1,997 tertiary education +0.1%
1999 1,998 tertiary education +0.1%
2000 1,999 tertiary education +0.1%
2001 2,000 tertiary education +0.1%
2002 2,001 tertiary education +0.1%
2003 2,002 tertiary education +0.0%
2004 2,003 tertiary education +0.0%
2005 2,004 tertiary education +0.0%
2006 2,005 tertiary education +0.0%
2007 2,006 tertiary education +0.0%
2008 2,007 tertiary education +0.0%
2009 2,008 tertiary education +0.0%
2010 2,009 tertiary education +0.0%
2011 2,010 tertiary education +0.0%
2012 2,011 tertiary education +0.0%
2013 2,012 tertiary education +0.0%
2014 2,013 tertiary education +0.0%
2015 2,014 tertiary education +0.0%
2016 2,015 tertiary education +0.0%
2017 2,016 tertiary education +0.0%
2018 2,017 tertiary education +0.0%
2019 2,018 tertiary education +0.0%
2020 2,019 tertiary education +0.0%
2021 2,020 tertiary education +0.0%
2022 2,021 tertiary education +0.0%
2023 2,022 tertiary education +0.0%
2024 2,023 tertiary education +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,974 tertiary education 1,969 tertiary education 1,978 tertiary education 10
1980s 1,984 tertiary education 1,979 tertiary education 1,988 tertiary education 10
1990s 1,994 tertiary education 1,989 tertiary education 1,998 tertiary education 10
2000s 2,004 tertiary education 1,999 tertiary education 2,008 tertiary education 10
2010s 2,014 tertiary education 2,009 tertiary education 2,018 tertiary education 10
2020s 2,021 tertiary education 2,019 tertiary education 2,023 tertiary education 5

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  7. 31 Austria 2,023 tertiary education compare
  8. 31 Azerbaijan 2,023 tertiary education compare
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  11. 31 Bulgaria 2,023 tertiary education compare
  12. 31 Bahrain 2,023 tertiary education compare
  13. 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,023 tertiary education compare
  14. 31 Belarus 2,023 tertiary education compare
  15. 31 Belize 2,023 tertiary education compare
  16. 31 Brunei Darussalam 2,023 tertiary education compare
  17. 31 Bhutan 2,023 tertiary education compare
  18. 31 Switzerland 2,023 tertiary education compare
  19. 31 China 2,023 tertiary education compare
  20. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 2,023 tertiary education compare
  21. 31 Cameroon 2,023 tertiary education compare
  22. 31 Cyprus 2,023 tertiary education compare
  23. 31 Germany 2,023 tertiary education compare
  24. 31 Algeria 2,023 tertiary education compare
  25. 31 Ecuador 2,023 tertiary education compare
  26. 31 Egypt 2,023 tertiary education compare
  27. 31 Spain 2,023 tertiary education compare
  28. 31 Estonia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  29. 31 Finland 2,023 tertiary education compare
  30. 31 France 2,023 tertiary education compare
  31. 31 Ghana 2,023 tertiary education compare
  32. 31 Gibraltar 2,023 tertiary education compare
  33. 31 Guatemala 2,023 tertiary education compare
  34. 31 Hong Kong, China 2,023 tertiary education compare
  35. 31 Hungary 2,023 tertiary education compare
  36. 31 Indonesia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  37. 31 India 2,023 tertiary education compare
  38. 31 Israel 2,023 tertiary education compare
  39. 31 Jamaica 2,023 tertiary education compare
  40. 31 Jordan 2,023 tertiary education compare
  41. 31 Kazakhstan 2,023 tertiary education compare
  42. 31 Kyrgyzstan 2,023 tertiary education compare
  43. 31 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,023 tertiary education compare
  44. 31 Lithuania 2,023 tertiary education compare
  45. 31 Luxembourg 2,023 tertiary education compare
  46. 31 Latvia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  47. 31 Macau (China) 2,023 tertiary education compare
  48. 31 Morocco 2,023 tertiary education compare
  49. 31 Monaco 2,023 tertiary education compare
  50. 31 Republic of Moldova 2,023 tertiary education compare
  51. 31 Mexico 2,023 tertiary education compare
  52. 31 Marshall Islands 2,023 tertiary education compare
  53. 31 Mongolia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  54. 31 Mauritius 2,023 tertiary education compare
  55. 31 Nicaragua 2,023 tertiary education compare
  56. 31 Norway 2,023 tertiary education compare
  57. 31 Nepal 2,023 tertiary education compare
  58. 31 Oman 2,023 tertiary education compare
  59. 31 Philippines 2,023 tertiary education compare
  60. 31 Palau 2,023 tertiary education compare
  61. 31 Poland 2,023 tertiary education compare
  62. 31 Palestine, State of 2,023 tertiary education compare
  63. 31 Qatar 2,023 tertiary education compare
  64. 31 Russian Federation 2,023 tertiary education compare
  65. 31 Rwanda 2,023 tertiary education compare
  66. 31 Saudi Arabia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  67. 31 Senegal 2,023 tertiary education compare
  68. 31 Singapore 2,023 tertiary education compare
  69. 31 San Marino 2,023 tertiary education compare
  70. 31 Serbia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  71. 31 Slovakia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  72. 31 Sweden 2,023 tertiary education compare
  73. 31 Thailand 2,023 tertiary education compare
  74. 31 Turkmenistan 2,023 tertiary education compare
  75. 31 Tanzania, United Republic of 2,023 tertiary education compare
  76. 31 Ukraine 2,023 tertiary education compare
  77. 31 Uruguay 2,023 tertiary education compare
  78. 31 Uzbekistan 2,023 tertiary education compare
  79. 31 British Virgin Islands 2,023 tertiary education compare
  80. 31 Viet Nam 2,023 tertiary education compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is start of the academic school year in Denmark?
Start of the academic school year in Denmark was 2,023 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 2,023 tertiary education in 2024.
What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 1,969 tertiary education in 1970.
How does Denmark rank for start of the academic school year?
Denmark ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit
tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
211 places, 11,132 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release