Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment in Denmark
Denmark: Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment was 17.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Denmark, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 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, persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Denmark peaked at 27.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.3, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 17.3 | -3.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 17.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 17.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +32.5% | 20.6 | 27.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9 | 20.6 | 27.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.96 | 18.4 | 25.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.27 | 17.3 | 18.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 6 Iceland 20.7 compare
- 7 Netherlands 20.3 compare
- 7 Netherlands 20.3 compare
- 10 United Kingdom 14.9 compare
- 10 United Kingdom 14.9 compare
- 12 Switzerland 14.6 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 persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Denmark?
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Denmark was 17.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8 in 2008.
- What is the lowest persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3 in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 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 Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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