Hong Kong, China vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: World population level education

Hong Kong, China
3.90 million
in 2100
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.86 million
in 2100
Hong Kong, China rank
96th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
98th

World population level education over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 3.90 million against 3.86 million in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 37,500.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 96th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 98th of 199 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 19,300 2,250 17,050 Hong Kong, China
1960s 58,350 6,900 51,450 Hong Kong, China
1970s 123,500 19,950 103,550 Hong Kong, China
1980s 301,550 50,500 251,050 Hong Kong, China
1990s 610,600 108,000 502,600 Hong Kong, China
2000s 1.05 million 175,000 880,000 Hong Kong, China
2010s 1.62 million 309,900 1.31 million Hong Kong, China
2020s 2.07 million 503,850 1.56 million Hong Kong, China
2030s 2.40 million 817,100 1.58 million Hong Kong, China
2040s 2.81 million 1.24 million 1.57 million Hong Kong, China
2050s 3.14 million 1.74 million 1.40 million Hong Kong, China
2060s 3.41 million 2.25 million 1.16 million Hong Kong, China
2070s 3.67 million 2.74 million 931,050 Hong Kong, China
2080s 3.85 million 3.20 million 650,500 Hong Kong, China
2090s 3.90 million 3.60 million 299,450 Hong Kong, China
2100s 3.90 million 3.86 million 37,500 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population level education, Hong Kong, China or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Hong Kong, China, at 3.90 million against 3.86 million in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population level education between Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
37,500, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for world population level education?
Hong Kong, China ranks 96th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 98th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population level education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population level education
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed