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    Number of students in educational institutions

    How many students are there in Danish universities? How many are there in the university colleges and business academies? The statistics on the number of students in educational institutions provide details on pupils and students in educational institutions in Denmark.

    Selected statistics on Number of students in educational institutions

    This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Number of students in educational institutions. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

    Students in universities

    Here you can see the number of students in Danish universities on 1 October of the latest year available.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Universities (INST20)
    More about the figure
    Last update
    31.1.2024
    Next update
    29.1.2025
    Source data

    The Student Register is based on annual reports from the Danish educational institutions.

    Students in university colleges

    Here you can see the number of students in Danish university colleges on 1 October of the latest year available.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Medium-cycle higher educational institutions (INST17)
    More about the figure
    Last update
    31.1.2024
    Next update
    29.1.2025
    Source data

    The Student Register is based on annual reports from the Danish educational institutions.

    Students in business academies

    Here you can see the number of students in Danish business academies on 1 October of the latest year available.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Business academy (INST16)
    More about the figure
    Last update
    31.1.2024
    Next update
    29.1.2025
    Source data

    The Student Register is based on annual reports from the Danish educational institutions.

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    The Student Registre

    The Students Register, which was established in the early 1970's, is a longitudinal register that allow you to follow the educational careers of students in the mainline education system. The purpose of The Student Register is to analyze entrance to, enrolment in and graduation from the mainline education system as well as transmissions of student within the system.

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