What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Finland and Hong Kong, China?

304 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Hong Kong, China?

40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Hong Kong, China: Enrolment in primary education, female

Finland

179,855 number

in 2018

Hong Kong, China

180,159 number

in 2019

Finland rank

119th

Hong Kong, China rank

118th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Finland
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 180,159 number against 179,855 number in Finland, a difference of 304 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Finland ranks 119th and Hong Kong, China ranks 118th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1970s	197,108 number	312,840 number	115,731 number	Hong Kong, China
1980s	184,108 number	256,534 number	72,426 number	Hong Kong, China
1990s	187,398 number	227,618 number	40,220 number	Hong Kong, China
2000s	184,676 number	216,212 number	31,536 number	Hong Kong, China
2010s	172,673 number	162,075 number	10,597 number	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Finland or Hong Kong, China?: Hong Kong, China, at 180,159 number against 179,855 number in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Finland and Hong Kong, China?: 304 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Hong Kong, China?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Finland and Hong Kong, China rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Finland ranks 119th and Hong Kong, China ranks 118th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.