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

Denmark
186,093 number
in 2018
Norway
168,161 number
in 2018
Denmark rank
114th
Norway rank
117th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019942018

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 186,093 number against 168,161 number in Norway, a difference of 17,932 number.

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

Across all 49 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 114th and Norway ranks 117th of 203 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 184,591 number 149,850 number 34,741 number Denmark
1980s 190,394 number 155,342 number 35,052 number Denmark
1990s 182,289 number 155,394 number 26,895 number Denmark
2000s 149,955 number 136,537 number 13,418 number Denmark
2010s 177,755 number 162,099 number 15,656 number Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Denmark or Norway?
Denmark, at 186,093 number against 168,161 number in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Denmark and Norway?
17,932 number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Denmark ranks 114th and Norway ranks 117th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (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

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