Jamaica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Jamaica
15 years
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
15 years
in 2019
Jamaica rank
68th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
68th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Jamaica
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 15 years against 15 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 68th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th of 209 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.9 years | 13 years | 1.9 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 15 years | 13 years | 2 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 15 years | 13.2 years | 1.8 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 15 years | 14 years | 1 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 15 years | 14.6 years | 0.4 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Jamaica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Jamaica, at 15 years against 15 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Jamaica ranks 68th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.