Hong Kong vs Low income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Hong Kong
32,380 number
in 2019
Low income
204,727 number
in 2017
Hong Kong rank
39th
Low income rank
36th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Low income
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199820082019

How they compare

Low income currently reports 204,727 number against 32,380 number in Hong Kong, a difference of 172,347 number.

That makes Low income's figure about 6.3 times Hong Kong's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 39th and Low income ranks 36th of 140 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 34,033 number 134,519 number 100,487 number Low income
2010s 42,218 number 181,277 number 139,059 number Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Hong Kong or Low income?
Low income, at 204,727 number against 32,380 number in Hong Kong as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Hong Kong and Low income?
172,347 number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Low income?
15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong and Low income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Hong Kong ranks 39th and Low income ranks 36th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).