What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States?

8.10 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States?

5 years are reported by both, from 2014 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.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United States: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

8.59 million number

in 2019

United States

492,918 number

in 2018

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

30th

United States rank

33rd

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
United States

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 8.59 million number against 492,918 number in United States, a difference of 8.10 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 17.4 times United States's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and United States ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or United States?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 8.59 million number against 492,918 number in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States?: 8.10 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and United States ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
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: 18 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/