Tertiary education in Nordjylland

In Nordjylland, 36.7% 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.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2007 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Nordjylland, 2025 36.7% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.3percentage points 2024: 35.4%
Denmark, 2025 46.1% Country total
Position in 2025 127th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Nordjylland 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.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period NordjyllandDenmark
2025 36.7% 46.1%
2024 35.4% 45.1%
2023 35.1% 42.9%
2022 34.8% 42.1%
2021 35.0%b (break in time series) 41.9%b (break in time series)
2020 32.0% 40.6%
2019 31.6% 40.4%
2018 32.1% 39.4%
2017 31.5%b (break in time series) 38.9%b (break in time series)
2016 30.8%b (break in time series) 37.8%b (break in time series)
2015 28.9% 36.6%
2014 27.0%b (break in time series) 35.7%b (break in time series)
2013 27.5% 35.2%
2012 29.2% 34.6%
2011 28.2% 33.7%
2010 28.4% 33.0%
2009 29.9% 32.0%
2008 25.8%b (break in time series) 31.1%b (break in time series)
2007 23.5%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 +1.3 percentage points from 35.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 28.9%, the figure has changed by +7.8 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, Nordjylland has the 127th highest value.
  • The figure for Denmark in 2025 was 46.1%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2007 to 2025 for Nordjylland
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat