Tertiary education in Sjælland

In Sjælland, 35.3% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2007 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Sjælland, 2025 35.3% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 0percentage points 2024: 35.3%
Denmark, 2025 46.1% Country total
Position in 2025 138th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Sjælland 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 SjællandDenmark
2025 35.3% 46.1%
2024 35.3% 45.1%
2023 33.1% 42.9%
2022 32.9% 42.1%
2021 32.1%b (break in time series) 41.9%b (break in time series)
2020 30.4% 40.6%
2019 30.3% 40.4%
2018 30.8% 39.4%
2017 31.1%b (break in time series) 38.9%b (break in time series)
2016 29.1%b (break in time series) 37.8%b (break in time series)
2015 29.3% 36.6%
2014 28.8%b (break in time series) 35.7%b (break in time series)
2013 28.9% 35.2%
2012 27.5% 34.6%
2011 27.2% 33.7%
2010 26.5% 33.0%
2009 26.8% 32.0%
2008 26.6%b (break in time series) 31.1%b (break in time series)
2007 26.4%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 unchanged from 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 29.3%, the figure has changed by +6.0 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, Sjælland has the 138th highest value.
  • The figure for Denmark in 2025 was 46.1%.

Source and dates

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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 Sjælland
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat