Statistical presentation

Data description

The statistics about medium-cycle higher education shows the number of students on a medium-cycle higher education in Denmark. The statistics are a part of the Student Register and is publicized yearly. In StatBank Denmark, you can sort by students per 1 October, completed students and new students distributed by educational fields, age, ancestry, national origin and sex (see under "Begreber og definitioner").

Classification system

Statistics Denmark's education classification DISCED-15 is used to define medium-cycle higher education. A description of it can be found at: DISCED

Sector coverage

Not relevant for these statistics.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Year: In the education statistics a year is defined as the period from 1 October the previous year to 30 September the mentioned year. As an example, 2017 is defined as 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017.

Students per 1 October: Persons enrolled on an education 1 October in the given year, for example 2017.

Completed: Persons completing an education in the period between 1 October the year before to 30 September in the given year, for example 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017.

Ancestry: A person's national affiliation or origin

Entrants: Persons beginning their education in the period between 1 October the year before to 30 September in the given year, for example 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017.

Medium-cycle higher education: Medium-cycle higher education typically has a duration of 2 to 4 years and builds upon an upper secondary education. Examples of medium-cycle higher education is for instance Nursing, Teaching and Engineering.

Statistical unit

Persons.

Statistical population

Persons who have been enrolled on a medium-cycle higher education in Denmark which is publicly regulated. In detail, this means that the Ministry of Higher Education and Science or another ministry has set the rules for the education through a law or an executive order. Since 2007 private education giving access to public grants is also included.

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

The current time series in StatBank Denmark covers the time period from 2005 and onwards.

Base period

Not relevant for these statistics.

Unit of measure

The measuring unit is the number of persons.

Reference period

The newest data collection was for the period of 1 October 2023 - 30 September 2024.

Frequency of dissemination

Yearly.

Legal acts and other agreements

Law on Statistics Denmark § 6 and § 8 stk. 3. Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning.

Cost and burden

The respondent burden is minimal. Data are collected from local school-based administrative registers although a few institutions report via spreadsheets.

Comment

Further information can be found on Statistics Denmark's homepage: Fulltime education or by contacting Statistics Denmark directly. On the homepage, notes about historic revisions of the statistics can be found.