Labor force with advanced education, female in Denmark
Denmark: Labor force with advanced education, female was 76.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, female in Denmark, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, female in Denmark is 76.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Denmark peaked at 88.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 2018.
Denmark ranks 53rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 88.4% | — |
| 1993 | 84.9% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 84.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 82.6% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.1% | 81.5% | 88.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 77.5% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 74.8% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.1% | 76.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Denmark?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Denmark was 76.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Denmark ranks 53rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).