What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Denmark and Norway?

3,204 number, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Norway: School age population, primary education, male

Denmark

232,325 number

in 2020

Norway

229,121 number

in 2020

Denmark rank

114th

Norway rank

115th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 232,325 number against 229,121 number in Norway, a difference of 3,204 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 114th and Norway ranks 115th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	239,530 number	196,089 number	43,441 number	Denmark
1980s	215,463 number	184,418 number	31,045 number	Denmark
1990s	175,010 number	174,133 number	877.7 number	Denmark
2000s	208,993 number	221,039 number	12,045 number	Norway
2010s	234,633 number	221,826 number	12,808 number	Denmark
2020s	232,325 number	229,121 number	3,204 number	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Denmark or Norway?: Denmark, at 232,325 number against 229,121 number in Norway as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Denmark and Norway?: 3,204 number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Denmark ranks 114th and Norway ranks 115th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.