How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea?

16 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Korea: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Jamaica

71,992 number

in 2019

Korea

63,528 number

in 2018

Jamaica rank

56th

Korea rank

59th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Jamaica
Korea

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 71,992 number against 63,528 number in Korea, a difference of 8,464 number.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Korea ahead.

Jamaica ranks 56th and Korea ranks 59th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	41,860 number	810,650 number	768,791 number	Korea
1980s	19,207 number	351,364 number	332,157 number	Korea
1990s	40,451 number	174,573 number	134,122 number	Korea
2000s	43,744 number	101,531 number	57,787 number	Korea
2010s	66,668 number	95,483 number	28,815 number	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Jamaica or Korea?: Jamaica, at 71,992 number against 63,528 number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Jamaica and Korea?: 8,464 number, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Korea rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Jamaica ranks 56th and Korea ranks 59th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/