Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Denmark
Denmark: Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Denmark, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Denmark stood at 17.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Denmark peaked at 27.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 9th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.7% | — |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 20.6% | 27.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 18.4% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.3% | 18.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 6 Iceland 20.7% compare
- 7 Netherlands 20.3% compare
- 7 Netherlands 20.3% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.3% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 17.3% compare
- 12 Norway 14.7% compare
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Denmark?
- Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Denmark was 17.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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