Denmark vs Hong Kong, China: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Denmark
290,902
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
291,578
in 2024
Denmark rank
79th
Hong Kong, China rank
78th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Denmark
  • Hong Kong, China
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197119972024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 291,578 against 290,902 in Denmark, a difference of 676.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 79th and Hong Kong, China ranks 78th of 200 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 101,329 38,477 62,852 Denmark
1980s 108,675 65,412 43,264 Denmark
1990s 161,378 90,519 70,859 Denmark
2000s 225,357 186,072 39,285 Denmark
2010s 292,745 290,570 2,174 Denmark
2020s 302,922 287,080 15,842 Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Denmark or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 291,578 against 290,902 in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Denmark and Hong Kong, China?
676, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hong Kong, China?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Hong Kong, China rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Denmark ranks 79th and Hong Kong, China ranks 78th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.