Tertiary education, academic staff in Denmark
Denmark: Tertiary education, academic staff was 46.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Denmark, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 46.9% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Denmark peaked at 46.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1994.
That places Denmark 76th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 30.0% | 37.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 41.2% | 44.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 44.8% | 46.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.29 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Denmark?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Denmark was 46.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Denmark ranks 76th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.