Tertiary education participation in Denmark
Denmark: Tertiary education participation was 275 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
275
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
19th
of 35 countries
All-time high
275
in 2012
All-time low
183.3
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education participation in Denmark, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 275 for tertiary education participation in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Denmark peaked at 275 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 183.3, in 1998.
That places Denmark 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186.65 | 183.3 | 190 | 2 |
| 2000s | 215.28 | 189.2 | 234.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 258.13 | 240.5 | 275 | 3 |
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 tertiary education participation in Denmark?
- Tertiary education participation in Denmark was 275 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 275 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 183.3 in 1998.
- How does Denmark rank for tertiary education participation?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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