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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Norway: School age population, secondary education, female

Denmark

198,300 number

in 2020

Norway

187,264 number

in 2020

Denmark rank

122nd

Norway rank

123rd

School age population, secondary education, female over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 198,300 number against 187,264 number in Norway, a difference of 11,036 number.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 122nd and Norway ranks 123rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	220,132 number	179,985 number	40,146 number	Denmark
1980s	226,803 number	190,685 number	36,118 number	Denmark
1990s	187,713 number	162,429 number	25,284 number	Denmark
2000s	181,450 number	170,819 number	10,631 number	Denmark
2010s	204,617 number	187,893 number	16,724 number	Denmark
2020s	198,300 number	187,264 number	11,036 number	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Denmark or Norway?: Denmark, at 198,300 number against 187,264 number in Norway as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Denmark and Norway?: 11,036 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, secondary education, female?: Denmark ranks 122nd and Norway ranks 123rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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