Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Denmark or Norway?

Denmark, at 240,954 number against 229,441 number in Norway as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Denmark and Norway?

11,513 number, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Norway: Enrolment in primary education, male

Denmark

240,954 number

in 2018

Norway

229,441 number

in 2018

Denmark rank

112th

Norway rank

113th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 240,954 number against 229,441 number in Norway, a difference of 11,513 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 112th and Norway ranks 113th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	237,240 number	198,052 number	39,188 number	Denmark
1980s	210,635 number	181,129 number	29,506 number	Denmark
1990s	174,108 number	170,503 number	3,605 number	Denmark
2000s	209,497 number	219,558 number	10,061 number	Norway
2010s	237,807 number	220,657 number	17,149 number	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Denmark or Norway?: Denmark, at 240,954 number against 229,441 number in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Denmark and Norway?: 11,513 number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Denmark ranks 112th and Norway ranks 113th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.