How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members 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.

OECD members vs United States: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

OECD members

7.60 million number

in 2019

United States

492,918 number

in 2018

OECD members rank

32nd

United States rank

33rd

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

OECD members
United States

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 7.60 million number against 492,918 number in United States, a difference of 7.10 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 15.4 times United States's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 32nd and United States ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

OECD members 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, OECD members or United States?: OECD members, at 7.60 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 OECD members and United States?: 7.10 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
How do OECD members and United States rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: OECD members ranks 32nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

OECD members vs United States: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-adolescents-and-youth-of-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-number/oecd-members/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-adolescents-and-youth-of-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-number/oecd-members/united-states/">OECD members vs United States: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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/