How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North America?

20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Italy vs North America: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Italy

190,358 number

in 2018

North America

657,151 number

in 2019

Italy rank

45th

North America rank

42nd

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Italy
North America

How they compare

North America currently reports 657,151 number against 190,358 number in Italy, a difference of 466,793 number.

That makes North America's figure about 3.5 times Italy's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 45th and North America ranks 42nd of 142 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	North America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	657,931 number	2.40 million number	1.75 million number	North America
2000s	360,632 number	1.82 million number	1.46 million number	North America
2010s	205,752 number	1.13 million number	925,287 number	North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Italy or North America?: North America, at 657,151 number against 190,358 number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Italy and North America?: 466,793 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North America?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and North America rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Italy ranks 45th and North America ranks 42nd of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of 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 adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/