Since 2014, the total number of university students in Denmark decreased slightly. Of the 135,735 students in 2023 pursuing a degree of at least three years, roughly 72,000 were bachelor students and around 63,600 were master students. Over this time period, there were more female than male students registered at master programs in Denmark.
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Number of bachelor and master students in Denmark from 2013 to 2023
Characteristic
Bachelor
Master
2023
72,119
63,616
2022
73,475
62,355
2021
76,270
63,514
2020
77,722
64,086
2019
76,686
63,426
2018
76,922
64,090
2017
77,536
64,142
2016
78,470
65,863
2015
81,010
69,410
2014
81,511
68,515
2013
80,364
65,213
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The source adds the following information: 'Up to and including school year 2013, age are calculated at 31. December of the selected year. From the school year 2014 onwards age are calculated per 30. September of the year selected.'
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Statistics Denmark. (February 1, 2024). Number of bachelor and master students in Denmark from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111195/number-of-bachelor-and-master-students-in-denmark/
Statistics Denmark. "Number of bachelor and master students in Denmark from 2013 to 2023." Chart. February 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111195/number-of-bachelor-and-master-students-in-denmark/
Statistics Denmark. (2024). Number of bachelor and master students in Denmark from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111195/number-of-bachelor-and-master-students-in-denmark/
Statistics Denmark. "Number of Bachelor and Master Students in Denmark from 2013 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111195/number-of-bachelor-and-master-students-in-denmark/
Statistics Denmark, Number of bachelor and master students in Denmark from 2013 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111195/number-of-bachelor-and-master-students-in-denmark/ (last visited June 18, 2025)
Number of bachelor and master students in Denmark from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], Statistics Denmark, February 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111195/number-of-bachelor-and-master-students-in-denmark/
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