Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark
Denmark: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 11,719 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 11,719 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 26.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark peaked at 15,858 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,700 number, in 1994.
That places Denmark 46th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,967 number | 2,700 number | 3,300 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 13,063 number | 11,611 number | 15,858 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 43 Switzerland 12,917 number compare
- 44 Azerbaijan 12,626 number compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 12,059 number compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 11,615 number compare
- 48 Georgia 11,530 number compare
- 49 Bulgaria 10,858 number compare
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 teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Denmark was 11,719 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 15,858 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,700 number in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Denmark ranks 46th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.