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

9.56 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?

9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

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.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

10.19 million number

in 2019

United States

634,451 number

in 2018

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

30th

United States rank

32nd

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

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

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 10.19 million number against 634,451 number in United States, a difference of 9.56 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 16.1 times United States's.

Across all 9 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 32nd of 45 groups.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.25 million number	1.37 million number	11.89 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	11.32 million number	1.35 million number	9.97 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or United States?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 10.19 million number against 634,451 number in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States?: 9.56 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?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and United States ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
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: 18 September 2026

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/