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

Hong Kong, China
367,892 number
in 2019
Norway
347,806 number
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
116th
Norway rank
117th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Norway
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 367,892 number against 347,806 number in Norway, a difference of 20,086 number.

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

Across all 49 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 116th and Norway ranks 117th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 415,488 number 308,161 number 107,327 number Hong Kong, China
1980s 555,506 number 318,404 number 237,102 number Hong Kong, China
1990s 455,273 number 317,303 number 137,970 number Hong Kong, China
2000s 455,678 number 278,017 number 177,662 number Hong Kong, China
2010s 427,489 number 333,196 number 94,293 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, Hong Kong, China or Norway?
Hong Kong, China, at 367,892 number against 347,806 number in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and Norway?
20,086 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Norway?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Norway rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 116th and Norway ranks 117th 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.