Unemployment with advanced education in Denmark
Denmark: Unemployment with advanced education was 4.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Denmark, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 4.7% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024.
The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Denmark peaked at 5.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2008.
Denmark ranks 64th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.7% | — |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +49.7% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -22.8% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +65.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 5 |
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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 unemployment with advanced education in Denmark?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Denmark was 4.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Denmark ranks 64th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. 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).