Denmark vs Hong Kong, China: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Denmark
6 years
in 2020
Hong Kong, China
6 years
in 2019
Denmark rank
24th
Hong Kong, China rank
24th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Denmark
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 24th and Hong Kong, China ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 6 years | 1 years | Denmark |
| 2000s | 7 years | 6 years | 1 years | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.1 years | 6 years | 0.1 years | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Denmark or Hong Kong, China?
- Denmark, at 6 years against 6 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Denmark and Hong Kong, China?
- 0 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hong Kong, China?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Denmark and Hong Kong, China rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Denmark ranks 24th and Hong Kong, China ranks 24th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.