Greenland vs Jamaica: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Greenland
6 years
in 2019
Jamaica
6 years
in 2019
Greenland rank
24th
Jamaica rank
24th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Greenland
- Jamaica
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 24th and Jamaica ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Greenland or Jamaica?
- Greenland, at 6 years against 6 years in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Greenland and Jamaica?
- 0 years, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Jamaica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
- How do Greenland and Jamaica rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Greenland ranks 24th and Jamaica ranks 24th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.