Education · 2025

Share with a higher education (aged 15–69): ranking of municipalities

Share with a higher education (aged 15–69): Frederiksberg comes top with 59.3% and Lolland comes last with 20.3%. The median across 98 municipalities is 31.6%.

Podium and top 100

1Frederiksberg59.3%2Gentofte57.9%3Lyngby-Taarbæk57.3%

#	Municipality	Region	Share with a higher education (aged 15–69)
1	Frederiksberg	Capital Region of Denmark	59.3%
2	Gentofte	Capital Region of Denmark	57.9%
3	Lyngby-Taarbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	57.3%
4	Copenhagen	Capital Region of Denmark	56.7%
5	Rudersdal	Capital Region of Denmark	55.8%
6	Furesø	Capital Region of Denmark	52.4%
7	Hørsholm	Capital Region of Denmark	51.6%
8	Allerød	Capital Region of Denmark	50.9%
9	Aarhus	Region Midtjylland	48.4%
10	Gladsaxe	Capital Region of Denmark	47.4%
11	Fanø	Southern Denmark	43.8%
12	Fredensborg	Capital Region of Denmark	43.6%
12	Skanderborg	Region Midtjylland	43.6%
14	Dragør	Capital Region of Denmark	43.4%
15	Hillerød	Capital Region of Denmark	42.9%
16	Roskilde	Region Zealand	42.2%
16	Odense	Southern Denmark	42.2%
18	Vallensbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	42.1%
19	Aalborg	Region Nordjylland	40.8%
20	Egedal	Capital Region of Denmark	40.4%
21	Herlev	Capital Region of Denmark	40.0%
21	Rødovre	Capital Region of Denmark	40.0%
23	Ballerup	Capital Region of Denmark	39.0%
24	Glostrup	Capital Region of Denmark	38.3%
24	Silkeborg	Region Midtjylland	38.3%
26	Lejre	Region Zealand	38.0%
26	Solrød	Region Zealand	38.0%
28	Helsingør	Capital Region of Denmark	37.9%
29	Favrskov	Region Midtjylland	37.4%
30	Hvidovre	Capital Region of Denmark	37.3%
31	Vejle	Southern Denmark	36.7%
32	Høje-Taastrup	Capital Region of Denmark	36.5%
32	Rebild	Region Nordjylland	36.5%
34	Odder	Region Midtjylland	36.2%
35	Svendborg	Southern Denmark	35.4%
36	Syddjurs	Region Midtjylland	35.0%
37	Kolding	Southern Denmark	34.7%
38	Greve	Region Zealand	34.2%
38	Horsens	Region Midtjylland	34.2%
40	Middelfart	Southern Denmark	33.8%
41	Albertslund	Capital Region of Denmark	33.1%
42	Brøndby	Capital Region of Denmark	33.0%
43	Tårnby	Capital Region of Denmark	32.9%
44	Esbjerg	Southern Denmark	32.7%
45	Køge	Region Zealand	32.3%
46	Gribskov	Capital Region of Denmark	31.9%
46	Samsø	Region Midtjylland	31.9%
48	Frederikssund	Capital Region of Denmark	31.8%
49	Ishøj	Capital Region of Denmark	31.7%
50	Sorø	Region Zealand	31.6%
50	Sønderborg	Southern Denmark	31.6%
52	Ærø	Southern Denmark	31.5%
53	Viborg	Region Midtjylland	31.2%
54	Holbæk	Region Zealand	30.7%
55	Ringsted	Region Zealand	30.6%
55	Herning	Region Midtjylland	30.6%
57	Holstebro	Region Midtjylland	30.4%
58	Fredericia	Southern Denmark	30.0%
59	Kerteminde	Southern Denmark	29.9%
60	Faaborg-Midtfyn	Southern Denmark	29.7%
60	Randers	Region Midtjylland	29.7%
62	Nyborg	Southern Denmark	29.2%
63	Vordingborg	Region Zealand	28.9%
64	Næstved	Region Zealand	28.8%
65	Brønderslev	Region Nordjylland	28.5%
66	Stevns	Region Zealand	28.2%
67	Halsnæs	Capital Region of Denmark	28.0%
68	Assens	Southern Denmark	27.9%
69	Slagelse	Region Zealand	27.7%
70	Bornholm	Capital Region of Denmark	27.4%
70	Mariagerfjord	Region Nordjylland	27.4%
72	Hedensted	Region Midtjylland	27.3%
73	Hjørring	Region Nordjylland	27.1%
74	Billund	Southern Denmark	26.9%
75	Varde	Southern Denmark	26.7%
75	Ikast-Brande	Region Midtjylland	26.7%
77	Haderslev	Southern Denmark	26.6%
78	Guldborgsund	Region Zealand	26.2%
78	Aabenraa	Southern Denmark	26.2%
80	Nordfyn	Southern Denmark	25.9%
81	Ringkøbing-Skjern	Region Midtjylland	25.7%
81	Skive	Region Midtjylland	25.7%
81	Struer	Region Midtjylland	25.7%
81	Jammerbugt	Region Nordjylland	25.7%
85	Kalundborg	Region Zealand	25.3%
86	Vejen	Southern Denmark	24.9%
87	Faxe	Region Zealand	24.8%
87	Lemvig	Region Midtjylland	24.8%
89	Thisted	Region Nordjylland	24.6%
90	Frederikshavn	Region Nordjylland	24.4%
91	Vesthimmerland	Region Nordjylland	23.2%
92	Odsherred	Region Zealand	23.1%
93	Tønder	Southern Denmark	22.8%
94	Langeland	Southern Denmark	21.7%
95	Læsø	Region Nordjylland	21.5%
96	Norddjurs	Region Midtjylland	21.4%
97	Morsø	Region Nordjylland	21.2%
98	Lolland	Region Zealand	20.3%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share with a higher education (aged 15–69)”?

Frederiksberg ranks first for “Share with a higher education (aged 15–69)”, with 59.3%.

What is the median for “Share with a higher education (aged 15–69)”?

The median across the 98 ranked municipalities is 31.6%.