Latin America & Caribbean vs United States: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Latin America & Caribbean
4.85 million number
in 2019
United States
289,900 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
United States rank
32nd

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • United States
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 4.85 million number against 289,900 number in United States, a difference of 4.56 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 16.7 times United States's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and United States ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean United States Difference Ahead
2000s 6.32 million number 599,400 number 5.72 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 5.38 million number 611,084 number 4.77 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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 & Caribbean or United States?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 4.85 million number against 289,900 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 & Caribbean and United States?
4.56 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United States?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and United States rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 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/