Hong Kong, China vs Norway: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Hong Kong, China
176,245 number
in 2019
Norway
179,900 number
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
89th
Norway rank
86th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Norway
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197119952019

How they compare

Norway currently reports 179,900 number against 176,245 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 3,655 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 89th and Norway ranks 86th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 168,349 number 36,117 number 132,232 number Hong Kong, China
1980s 213,238 number 93,585 number 119,653 number Hong Kong, China
1990s 188,380 number 154,557 number 33,823 number Hong Kong, China
2000s 153,864 number 157,886 number 4,023 number Norway
2010s 169,270 number 181,246 number 11,976 number Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Hong Kong, China or Norway?
Norway, at 179,900 number against 176,245 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and Norway?
3,655 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Norway?
41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Norway rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 89th and Norway ranks 86th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.