Denmark vs Norway: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Denmark
653,096 number
in 2020
Norway
636,520 number
in 2020
Denmark rank
111th
Norway rank
114th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199820092020

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 653,096 number against 636,520 number in Norway, a difference of 16,576 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 111th and Norway ranks 114th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 524,164 number 562,904 number 38,740 number Norway
2000s 599,002 number 609,781 number 10,779 number Norway
2010s 663,670 number 623,493 number 40,177 number Denmark
2020s 653,096 number 636,520 number 16,576 number Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Denmark or Norway?
Denmark, at 653,096 number against 636,520 number in Norway as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Denmark and Norway?
16,576 number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 111th and Norway ranks 114th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs Norway: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-compulsory-school-age-both-sexes-number/denmark/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-compulsory-school-age-both-sexes-number/denmark/norway/">Denmark vs Norway: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.