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, male (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

37,222 number

in 2019

Korea

32,438 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 37,222 number against 32,438 number in Korea, a difference of 4,784 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 148 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	25,436 number	308,048 number	282,612 number	Korea
1980s	14,590 number	177,685 number	163,095 number	Korea
1990s	20,994 number	124,878 number	103,884 number	Korea
2000s	23,513 number	70,872 number	47,358 number	Korea
2010s	37,129 number	48,640 number	11,512 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 37,222 number against 32,438 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?: 4,784 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 148 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/