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

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

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

Korea

32,438 number

in 2018

Poland

35,200 number

in 2018

Korea rank

59th

Poland rank

57th

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

Korea
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 35,200 number against 32,438 number in Korea, a difference of 2,762 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 59th and Poland ranks 57th of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	124,878 number	57,575 number	67,303 number	Korea
2000s	47,816 number	111,169 number	63,352 number	Poland
2010s	41,359 number	77,013 number	35,655 number	Poland

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, Korea or Poland?: Poland, at 35,200 number against 32,438 number in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Korea and Poland?: 2,762 number, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Poland?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Korea and Poland rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Korea ranks 59th and Poland ranks 57th 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/