Hong Kong, China vs Jordan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Hong Kong, China
297,934 number
in 2019
Jordan
320,896 number
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
69th
Jordan rank
66th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Jordan
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197119952019

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 320,896 number against 297,934 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 22,962 number.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 69th and Jordan ranks 66th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Jordan Difference Ahead
1970s 37,213 number 10,303 number 26,910 number Hong Kong, China
1980s 66,672 number 45,279 number 21,393 number Hong Kong, China
1990s 90,519 number 86,223 number 4,296 number Hong Kong, China
2000s 186,072 number 227,359 number 41,287 number Jordan
2010s 286,070 number 291,307 number 5,237 number Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Hong Kong, China or Jordan?
Jordan, at 320,896 number against 297,934 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and Jordan?
22,962 number, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Jordan?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Jordan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 69th and Jordan ranks 66th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.