Bulgaria vs Hong Kong, China: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Bulgaria
330,439 number
in 2018
Hong Kong, China
367,892 number
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
119th
Hong Kong, China rank
116th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 367,892 number against 330,439 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 37,453 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 119th and Hong Kong, China ranks 116th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Hong Kong, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 672,638 number 415,488 number 257,150 number Bulgaria
1980s 615,829 number 555,506 number 60,323 number Bulgaria
1990s 609,866 number 455,273 number 154,593 number Bulgaria
2000s 538,611 number 455,678 number 82,932 number Bulgaria
2010s 417,730 number 427,489 number 9,759 number Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Bulgaria or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 367,892 number against 330,439 number in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and Hong Kong, China?
37,453 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hong Kong, China?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Hong Kong, China rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 119th and Hong Kong, China ranks 116th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.