Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark
Denmark: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 12,631 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark, 1993β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark stood at 12,631. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark peaked at 12,631 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,700, in 1994.
Denmark ranks 53rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,967 | 2,700 | 3,300 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11,180 | 10,025 | 11,664 | 6 |
| 2020s | 12,081 | 11,343 | 12,631 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark was 12,631 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12,631 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,700 in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Denmark ranks 53rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release