Tertiary education in Hovedstaden
In Hovedstaden, 58.2% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2007. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Hovedstaden, 2025
58.2%
Change from 2024
+1.1percentage points
Denmark, 2025
46.1%
Position in 2025
8th of 289
Tertiary education in Hovedstaden over time
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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hovedstaden | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.2% | 46.1% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | 45.1% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | 42.9% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | 42.1% |
| 2021 | 54.1%b (break in time series) | 41.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 53.0% | 40.6% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | 40.4% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | 39.4% |
| 2017 | 49.9%b (break in time series) | 38.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 49.4%b (break in time series) | 37.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2015 | 47.8% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 47.5%b (break in time series) | 35.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 46.9% | 35.2% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | 34.6% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | 33.7% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | 33.0% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 40.9%b (break in time series) | 31.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 40.9%b (break in time series) | 30.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2006 | – | 34.7% |
| 2005 | – | 33.5% |
| 2004 | – | 32.9% |
| 2003 | – | 31.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | – | 29.6% |
| 2001 | – | 28.4% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 57.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 47.8%, the figure has changed by +10.4 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Hovedstaden has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for Denmark in 2025 was 46.1%.