Germany vs United States of America: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Germany
584,808 number
in 2018
United States of America
634,451 number
in 2018
Germany rank
35th
United States of America rank
32nd

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200220102018

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 634,451 number against 584,808 number in Germany, a difference of 49,643 number.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 32nd of 139 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 323,472 number 1.37 million number 1.04 million number United States of America
2010s 496,497 number 1.35 million number 854,982 number United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 634,451 number against 584,808 number in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Germany and United States of America?
49,643 number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Germany ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 32nd of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/