What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Denmark and Hong Kong, China?

15,072 number, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hong Kong, China?

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

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

Denmark

382,964 number

in 2018

Hong Kong, China

367,892 number

in 2019

Denmark rank

114th

Hong Kong, China rank

116th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Denmark
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 382,964 number against 367,892 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 15,072 number.

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

Denmark ranks 114th and Hong Kong, China ranks 116th of 203 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1970s	380,724 number	415,488 number	34,764 number	Hong Kong, China
1980s	390,930 number	555,506 number	164,576 number	Hong Kong, China
1990s	372,786 number	455,273 number	82,487 number	Hong Kong, China
2000s	304,515 number	455,678 number	151,163 number	Hong Kong, China
2010s	364,932 number	427,489 number	62,557 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, Denmark or Hong Kong, China?: Denmark, at 382,964 number against 367,892 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Denmark and Hong Kong, China?: 15,072 number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hong Kong, China?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Hong Kong, China rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Denmark ranks 114th 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: 04 September 2026

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