Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Denmark
Gross tertiary enrolment in Denmark was 79.0% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2012.
Denmark, 2024
79.0%
Change from 2023
−2.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
77.8%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Denmark over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.0% | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 61.4% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.3 percentage points from 81.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 81.3%, the figure has changed by −2.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.5%.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
99.8%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
10.0%b (Break in time series)
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
31.0%b (Break in time series)
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
6.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT