Labor force with advanced education in Denmark
Denmark: Labor force with advanced education was 78.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Denmark, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 78.6% for labor force with advanced education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Denmark peaked at 90.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 60th 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 in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 90.3% | — |
| 1993 | 87.2% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 86.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 85.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 84.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 82.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.9% | 83.4% | 90.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 78.6% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 76.8% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.8% | 78.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Denmark?
- Labor force with advanced education in Denmark was 78.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Denmark ranks 60th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 (% of total 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).